{"id":3242,"date":"2011-10-14T14:02:05","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T14:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/drilling\/?p=3242"},"modified":"2011-10-14T14:02:17","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T14:02:17","slug":"new-york-times-u-s-acts-to-fine-bp-and-top-contractors-for-gulf-oil-spill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/drilling\/2011\/10\/14\/new-york-times-u-s-acts-to-fine-bp-and-top-contractors-for-gulf-oil-spill\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Times:  U.S. Acts to Fine BP and Top Contractors for Gulf Oil Spill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"U.S. Acts to Fine BP and Top Contractors for Gulf Oil Spill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/svc\/oembed\/html\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2011%2F10%2F13%2Fus%2Fus-cites-bp-and-contractors-for-deepwater-horizon-spill.html#?secret=8hUn3TKkK8\" data-secret=\"8hUn3TKkK8\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>by JOHN M. BRODER<br \/>\nPublished: October 12, 2011<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The Interior Department formally cited BP and its two chief contractors on Wednesday for numerous safety and environmental violations in the operation of the doomed Deepwater Horizon well. <\/p>\n<p>The citations, which could lead to millions of dollars in fines, arose from an investigation of the April 2010 explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the worst offshore oil spill in American history. The department and the Coast Guard found in a report issued last month that BP, Transocean and Halliburton had failed to operate the Gulf of Mexico drilling rig in a safe and responsible manner, had heedlessly endangered their workers, had not followed proper well control procedures and had not properly maintained safety equipment, including the blowout preventer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe joint investigation clearly revealed the violation of numerous federal regulations designed to protect the integrity of offshore operations,\u201d said Michael R. Bromwich, head of the department\u2019s offshore safety office. \u201cTo ensure the safe and environmentally responsible conduct of offshore operations, companies that violate federal regulations must be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The actions against Transocean, which operated the drilling rig, and Halliburton, which performed the well cementing job, are the first time that the government has cited contractors rather than just a well\u2019s principal owner, in this case BP, for safety violations. The government considers all three parties responsible for the disaster, although the degree of liability will be decided in pending legal actions.<\/p>\n<p>The companies have 60 days to appeal the citations. <\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Richard Charter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by JOHN M. BRODER Published: October 12, 2011 WASHINGTON \u2014 The Interior Department formally cited BP and its two chief contractors on Wednesday for numerous safety and environmental violations in the operation of the doomed Deepwater Horizon well. 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