BP and Transocean play blame game over oil spill
A FRESH row broke out between the firms involved in last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill yesterday after oil driller Transocean published its internal review of the blast, which killed 11 workers, and pinned the blame on BP.
Transocean said yesterday that BP failed to properly judge the risks on board the rig, having earlier failed to conduct safety tests.
BP, which employed Transocean to manage the well, last night slammed the firm for “cherry-picking the facts in support of its litigation strategy”.
“Unlike BP, which has stepped up to its responsibilities and cooperated with all official investigations regarding the accident, Transocean continues to take every opportunity to avoid its responsibilities,” BP said.
The firms are squabbling over where the liability should lie, along with the $41bn cost of the clean-up.