Deepwater Horizon, Halliburton

BP’s First Defense Witness Gives Contradictory Testimony

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 4/9/2013

Oil giant BP launched its defense today in the civil trial over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, calling to the stand an offshore drilling expert who testified that BP adhered to industry standards throughout the...more

BP Could Have Stopped Gulf Oil Spill on Day 2, Says Expert

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 4/4/2013

Oil giant BP could have stopped the massive 2010 oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico just two days after the blowout aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, an expert witness testified today in the civil trial over the spill....more

BP Warned of Subpar Cement Plan Before Deepwater Horizon Blast

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/28/2013

BP officials overseeing the Deepwater Horizon oil rig were warned that their cement pumping plan could result in an improperly sealed well, but they moved ahead with the job anyway, a witness testified today in the civil...more

Transocean Exec Says Deepwater Horizon Was in ‘Good Condition’

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/27/2013

An executive for the owner of the doomed Deepwater Horizon oil rig testified today that though the rig was “not flawless” when it experienced a blowout and explosion that killed 11 workers, “overall it was in really good...more

Expert Testifies Deepwater Horizon ‘Not Seaworthy’

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/15/2013

Wrapping up the third week of testimony in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill trial, marine engineering expert Edward Geoffrey Webster testified that the rig was out of compliance with international and federal safety...more

Deepwater Horizon Worker Missed Critical Blowout Warning

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/14/2013

A Halliburton employee who survived the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion testified today that he failed to act upon signals that the Macondo well was unstable, but doesn’t believe he did anything wrong....more

Halliburton Accused of Destroying Evidence in Oil Spill Trial

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/12/2013

A Halliburton executive was questioned today over allegations that his company destroyed evidence related to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion of 2010, but insisted he was not personally involved in any coverup....more

Expert Witnesses Harpoon BP, Transocean, Halliburton

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/7/2013

Two expert witnesses testified today in the civil trial against oil company BP and its contractors, Transocean and Halliburton, listing the critical errors they say contributed to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig...more

BP Falsified Data to Drill Doomed Oil Well, Expert Says

by Josh Crank | Lawyers.com on 3/1/2013

An oil well drilling expert testified today that oil company BP “played fast and loose” with government safety regulations by falsifying the well pressure data it presented to federal regulators. Dr. Alan Huffman, a...more

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