Not our fault.
BP blames contractors for US oil spill-UPDATE 3
Wednesday September 08, 2010 08:58:14 PM GMT
OIL-SPILL/ (UPDATE 3)
* BP says Transocean failed to spot leakage into well
* BP says Halliburton's cement job faulty
* BP defends well design, accepts employee misread test
* BP shares up 1.5 percent (Adds detail, share price)
By Tom Bergin
LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - BP attempted to place much of the blame for the rig blast that led to the United States' worst-ever oil spill on its contractors, Transocean and Halliburton.
In a report released on Wednesday, BP also defended some of its own decisions, which have been characterised by U.S. politicians as cost-saving measures that contributed to the Gulf of Mexico disaster.
