Report: Halliburton Knew Cement for BP Well Was Unstable

[sabra]

Source: Bloomberg

The cement Halliburton Co. recommended to seal BP Plc’s Macondo well was unstable in tests and may have contributed to the April 20 blowout, the staff of a national commission investigating the accident said.

The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill said documents provided by Halliburton showed at least three tests of the mixture, in February and April, found the mixture unstable. BP received data from at least one test in March, the commission staff said in a letter today.

“Halliburton and BP both had results in March showing that a very similar foam slurry design to the one actually pumped at the Macondo well would be unstable, but neither acted upon that data,” according to a letter sent to the commissioners from the panel’s chief counsel Fred Bartlit and other staff members.

Separate tests by Chevron Corp. on the cement slurry, using material supplied by Halliburton were unable to generate a stable mixture in a laboratory, according to the staff’s letter. Chevron had agreed to conduct the tests for the commission.

Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-28/halliburton-knew-cement-used-in-failed-gulf-well-was-unstable-panel-finds.html

[polichick]

1. Of course they knew. Will heads roll? Fat chance...

...the guilty parties will hide out at the Dubai headquarters.

[matt819]

48. Exactly

They'll get a slap on the wrist, acknowledge nothing, pay the fine, and continue with business as usual. Hell, probably a tiny percentage of their interest on their profit will cover it. Until people go to jail and the fines are real, this will continue. In other words, this will continue.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

50. Babkas.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, sabra.

[Lil Missy]

3. What a surprise. n/t

[SpiralHawk]

4. "Sneer." - xVP Dickie 'Five-Military-Deferments' Cheney (R)

[sakabatou]

17. *smirk*

[kpete]

5. Firms Knew of Cement Flaws Before Spill, Panel Says

Source: New York Times

Firms Knew of Cement Flaws Before Spill, Panel Says
By JOHN M. BRODER
Published: October 28, 2010

WASHINGTON — Halliburton knew weeks before the fatal explosion of the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico that the cement mixture they planned to use to seal the bottom of the well was unstable but still went ahead with the job, the presidential commission investigating the accident said on Thursday.

In the first official finding of responsibility for the blowout, which killed 11 workers and led to the largest offshore oil spill in American history, the commission staff determined that Halliburton had conducted three laboratory tests that indicated that the cement mixture did not meet industry standards.

The result of at least one of those tests was given on March 8 to BP, which failed to act upon it, the panel’s lead investigator, Fred H. Bartlit Jr., said in a letter delivered to the commissioners on Thursday.

Another Halliburton cement test, carried out about a week before the blowout of the well on April 20, also found the mixture to be unstable, yet those findings were never sent to BP, Mr. Bartlit found.



Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/29/us/29spill.html?_r=1&src=me

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. How come there are never any bullets in their circular firing squads???

Headlines, finger pointing, blaming, and then it will all pphhtt away.

[kpete]

7. Firms Knew of Cement Flaws Before Spill, Panel Says

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[indimuse]

8. KNR! n/t

[Divine Discontent]

9. and the prosecutions begin WHEN?????

:shrug:

[Octafish]

11. One can kill an ocean. One can kill a million Iraqis and Afghanis. And one can betray the U.S. of A.

It's O.K. if one's a rich, white Republican.

[felinetta]

16. Well said. Dick is a psychopath. He won't care about the murders, subsequent deaths, sicknesses

from his beloved Halliburton. Wildlife be damned as far as he
is concerned. And his demonic spawn, Liz, will continue to
spew poison on 
talk shows. Obla di, obla da.......

[breadandwine]

19. Exactly. If you are rich and Republican you are above the law and you walk between the raindrops.

And who says the cement they used to seal the well in the end was safe?

How do we know something won't eventually go wrong with THAT?

[scentopine]

27. Never, Like health care, BP bought a get out of jail free card for $20 billion..

cancer deaths and polluted waters and a void and empty model of leadership, ethics and responsibility festering in a culture of greed will be left behind for the rest of us.

Obama only sees rich people. God bless the centrists.

[ixion]

10. They will be punished with a large no-bid contract

I'm sure.

[GreenTea]

12. The whole country of Iraq is filled with shoddy work by Halliburton-unfinished projects, electrical

"Shoddy" work done by Dick Cheney's no-bid Halliburton - What would one expect?

The whole country of Iraq is filled with shoddy work by Halliburton - unfinished projects, electrical dangers, falling apart weak construction and completely ignored jobs they contracted and received our tax dollars for!

Halliburton has NOT been held responsible for anything they've done they just outright stole from the US Government and Pentagon - but never being held accountable because they are a republican corporation.

So Halliburton just moves to another country (Dubai), to avoid paying US taxes, running from any potential lawsuits, while still receiving US government contracts.

Halliburton has over-charged billions to our government. - But it was ALL free money, OUR tax dollars for Cheney's Hallibuton.

Halliburton never cared about rebuilding Iraq, it was just all about getting billions of dollars in no-bid contracts (OUR tax dollars) just keeping it all for profits- and sending millions of dollars to the republicans campaigns "anonymously"!

Does BP or anyone else really expect quality work from Republican corporation Halliburton?

[JDPriestly]

14. Halliburton started stealing from the American people in the 1960s

under Lyndon B. Johnson way back when the cement part of the company it was called Brown & Root.

Read The Halliburton Agenda

http://www.amazon.com/Halliburton-Agenda-Politics-Oil-Money/dp/0471638609 by Dan Briody.

It ties Halliburton to the unceasing war and military expenditures. They don't care if the country goes bankrupt.

192 countries in the UN and we have between 740 and 800 bases outside the US. Go figure why we have an ongoing deficit. What portion of our military budget goes to Halliburton and other private defense companies? I'd like to know.

[defendandprotect]

20. K &R for your post - -

[niceypoo]

13. Corporate fraud is legal in this country

Corporations have impunity to rob, steal, lie and cheat in the USA. Nobody is ever prosecuted.

[joentokyo]

39. More crooks

No limits exist for what corporations will do for profit. Check out this link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130833741

[icnorth]

43. Not only is it legal...

it is rewarded.

[felix_numinous]

15. Their money belongs to Gulf residents and the fishing communities.

Murdering bastards, we will not forget.

[crim son]

18. Is there ANYTHING Halliburton hasn't f***ed up? n/t

[lonestarnot]

30. Apparently their profits.

[xchrom]

21. Recommend

[Bluebear]

22. Oh well, it's time to "move forward" from that.

:silly:

[SammyWinstonJack]

23. No steps forward five steps back.

x(

[Jefferson23]

24. Would be great if we could say we are shocked by this information. n/t

[JerseygirlCT]

25. Sue them right into the next stone age

And then prosecute anyone left standing.

[Miss_Underestimated]

26. 10 Scariest Words in the English Language: Hi, I'm from Halliburton, and I'm here to help you.

:mad:

[laughingliberal]

28. K & R nt

[cindyperry2009]

29. And we are surprised why?

[David Zephyr]

31. Here's something from deep within the 9/11 forum.

Of course, now I don't seem so nutty, do I?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=125&topic_id=288775

[pinniped]

32. Cath them on Frontline. They have a culture of cutting costs at the expense....

of safety. It has been very well documented.

I'm referring to BP, but I'm sure Hally also fits the bill.

[pepperbear]

33. and exactly how much money did they pocket in the savings? was it worth it?

[leveymg]

34. If ever there was cause for the Feds to close down a corp., and rendition its execs, this is it.

Cheney's company has made war on the United States, and caused more damage than al-Qaeda - treat them as what they are - terrorist unlawful combatants.

[FailureToCommunicate]

35. Cheney, and Hellsaburnin, do it again...

[Lugnut]

36. So what's their penalty?

Oh yeah. There is no penalty. :puke:

[defendandprotect]

37. Halliburton should be banned from any future contracts with US government ...!!!

and from the Gulf --

[midnight armadillo]

38. Time to buy Halliburton stock!

'cause the next giant contract is about to come out...

[ronnie624]

40. Notice how the criminal risks to the company are measured in dollars.

Apparently, there were no humans making decisions that led to the disaster. If the company has the assets to weather the financial storm, it'll be a Wall street darling again in no time.

:puke:

[CJCRANE]

41. K & R nt

[Solly Mack]

42. Oh well...

...

[Bluebear]

53. yup

[Fire1]

44. Surprise surprise surprise.

:sarcasm:

[anachro1]

45. When reached for comment

Dick Cheney said "So?"

[HCE SuiGeneris]

46. The real question then, is: Will there be consequences?

Not holding my breath.

[Nothing Without Hope]

47. My only surprise is that the test results and those who reported them

weren't silenced.

[CJCRANE]

49. No need to silence them...

just distract the MSM with something else and the story fizzles out.

[missheidi]

51. Is anyone shocked?

[classysassy]

52. Where are the Law and Order

republican criminals when you need them?Are they too busy accepting bribes to protest the behavior of their pals?