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BP Ignored Safety Modeling Software To Save Time

Posted by Soulskill on from the show-of-hands-who-is-surprised dept.

DMandPenfold writes "BP ignored the advice of safety modeling software in an attempt to save time before the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to a presentation slide (PDF) prepared by US investigators. The slide in question briefly appeared on the Oil Spill Commission's website in error, but was quickly retracted. Advanced cement modeling software, provided by BP's cement contractor Halliburton, had highlighted serious stability concerns with the well."

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  1. Re:Easy peasy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    BP gas stations are independently owned and operated... and they don't necessarily sell BP gas. Furthermore, even if every BP station were to shut down tomorrow, BP would still be able to sell their gas to every other gas station, none of which are locked into buying their gas from a single provider.

    In short, boycotting BP won't do anything but hurt locally owned gas stations that had nothing to do with the spill.