Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A former Halliburton Co. manager was spared jail for destroying well-testing evidence after BP Plc’s 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. U.S. District Judge Jay Zainey in New Orleans today sentenced Anthony Badalamenti to probation for one misdemeanor count of evidence destruction, Peter Carr, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman, said in an e-mailed … [Read more...]
Judge Accepts Haliburton Guilty Plea for Destroying Macondo Well Test Evidence
By Allen Johnson Jr. and Margaret Cronin Fisk Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- A federal judge accepted a Halliburton Co. unit’s guilty plea to destroying tests conducted on cement work connected to the BP Plc-owned well that exploded in 2010, setting off the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Officials of Halliburton Energy Services Inc., which worked on BP’s Macondo well, … [Read more...]
BP Wants Haliburton to Pay All Costs Related Gulf Oil Spill
BP Plc (BP) said all of its costs and damages from the Deepwater Horizon incident and resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico should be paid by cementing contractor Halliburton (HAL), according to a report by Bloomberg, citing a court filing. Bloomberg says that BP has paid more than $21 billion in cleanup costs and economic damages to individuals, businesses and … [Read more...]
Breaking Precedent: Oil Firms Face Liability Protection Challenges
HOUSTON —The U.S. government broke precedent by issuing citations to contractors Halliburton Co. and Transocean Ltd. in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, along with rig operator BP PLC. While now facing greater scrutiny from regulators, contractors in the oil-service industry have considerable liability protection to fight the citations and any subsequent fines, legal … [Read more...]
BP Contractors Could Face Fines Over Gulf Oil Spill
By Tennille Tracy, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The prospect that contractors for BP PLC could be fined by the government over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is jolting the contracting industry, which traditionally avoided liability in such accidents. U.S. regulators are set to hand out punishments in the Deepwater Horizon case as soon as this week, following … [Read more...]
New Federal Report Spreads Blame in Gulf Blowout, Spill
By Russell Gold A federal investigation into the cause of the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico points the finger at BP PLC, but also its contractors, for a litany of failures that led to the deadly well blowout and oil spill last year, according to a person who has seen a government report. The report will contain about 50 recommendations for changes to … [Read more...]