May 4, 2010
Gushing Oil Disaster Has Links to Halliburton
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Washington, DC (HNN) – The Committee on Energy and Commerce has started an inquiry into the role of Texas-based Halliburton Co. in the gushing oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Halliburton, which until 2000 was helmed by Dick Cheney, has been one of the two largest private contractors during the Iraqi War.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, the firm is responsible for a flawed cementing process that prevents oil and natural gas from escaping into gaps between the well pipe’s exterior and the interior of the hole drilled into the ocean floor. Previously regulators have determined that oil and natural gas surging have caused cement blowouts from cracks or improper setting.
The letter signed by Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), chairman, and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) , chairman of the subcommittee on oversight and investigation, stated, “The initial likely cause of gas coming to the surface had something to do with the cement,” that Halliburton provided for the Deepwater Horizon rig.
A briefing had been requested for May 5 and production of documents have been requested by May 7.
“We ask that you preserve for future production all documents related to Halliburton’s operations at and involvement with the Deepwater rig.”
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Gushing Oil Disaster Has Links to Halliburton
By Tony Rutherford
Huntingtonnews.net Reporter
Washington, DC (HNN) – The Committee on Energy and Commerce has started an inquiry into the role of Texas-based Halliburton Co. in the gushing oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Halliburton, which until 2000 was helmed by Dick Cheney, has been one of the two largest private contractors during the Iraqi War.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, the firm is responsible for a flawed cementing process that prevents oil and natural gas from escaping into gaps between the well pipe’s exterior and the interior of the hole drilled into the ocean floor. Previously regulators have determined that oil and natural gas surging have caused cement blowouts from cracks or improper setting.
The letter signed by Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), chairman, and Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) , chairman of the subcommittee on oversight and investigation, stated, “The initial likely cause of gas coming to the surface had something to do with the cement,” that Halliburton provided for the Deepwater Horizon rig.
A briefing had been requested for May 5 and production of documents have been requested by May 7.
“We ask that you preserve for future production all documents related to Halliburton’s operations at and involvement with the Deepwater rig.”
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