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elleng

(131,053 posts) Wed Apr 11, 2012, 06:24 PM Apr 2012

Prosecutor: Oil Rig Owner Hindering Federal Probe.

HOUSTON (AP) — A prosecutor says the owner of the oil rig that exploded and led to the massive 2010 Gulf oil spill is thwarting a federal board's efforts to make safety recommendations by not honoring its subpoenas.

Those recommendations would be aimed at preventing such an accident from happening again.

But an attorney for rig owner Transocean says the U.S. Chemical Safety Board lacks the authority to investigate such an incident.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2012/04/11/us/ap-us-gulf-oil-spill-investigation.html?hp