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Feds blame BP, other companies for 2010 Gulf spill
Posted by: gracemjk | September 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment
In July 2010, the world was in shock when it was discovered that 200 million gallons of oil was spilled in the Gulf of Mexico in a span of three months from April to July. This event led to many other catastrophic turnouts such as hundreds of thousands of chemical dispersant in the water and a stunning 37% of the gulf water (estimate of 88,522 square miles) being closed for fishery. The disaster was responsible by the three largest oil companies, BP, Transocean and Halliburton. While BP and Transocean claimed to take full responsibility for this disaster, Halliburton blamed that the explosion was due to BP’s “faulty operation procedures” and that they were confident that all the work was completed in accordance to the construction plan and instructions. They refused to take any sort of responsibility.
Reading the article, I felt angry and frustrated of how Halliburton was handling this situation. Their response to the disaster was nothing different from a elementary school student pointing their mistake on another kid. However, this immature response is going to make Halliburton pay lots of price in terms of permanently fouled company reputation around the world. The damage of the gulf spill is going to be around for decades, and untill that issue is resolved, people will remember how irresponsible and unethical approach Halliburton was taking to this disaster. I think even if persay Halliburton was not entirely involved in the actual spill, they should pay their fines, and take responsibility in showing care and basic humane sympathy for this tragic spill.
The Article: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/US/09/14/gulf.oil.spill/index.html?iphoneemail