Wow... Nmsys is right! It is fun just to comb the websites and copy-and-paste outrage-of-the-day stories!! (And there are so many to choose from!)
Halliburton admits skipping test on Gulf well cement Commission finds BP, partners knew formulation was unstable
Halliburton Co. acknowledged late Thursday that it skipped doing a critical test on the final formulation of cement used to seal the BP oil well that blew out in the Gulf of Mexico.
The company, which was BP's cementing contractor, said that BP at the last-minute increased the amount of a critical ingredient in the cement mix. While an earlier test showed the cement was stable, the company never performed a stability test on the new blend. The cement's failure to prevent oil and gas from entering the well has been identified as one of the causes of the April 20 disaster.
Halliburton said that a successful test was performed on a mixture different than the one eventually used. While some tests were conducted on the new formulation requested by BP, those tests did not include a foam stability test, the company said.
Halliburton Co. made the admission in a statement issued Thursday in response to findings by the presidential oil spill commission.
It's an outrage for the ignorant. What is an outrage is the ignorance of the O adminstration investigating this disaster and that they have no understading of what the cement was to do and did do.
