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Key joint oil spill panel nears final stretch of probe
By The Associated Press
December 07, 2010, 10:11AM
3 days of hearings in Houston begin Tuesday Full story »
Oil Spill Commission: Response to BP spill was good, given that nobody was ready
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
November 22, 2010, 12:00PM
Commission staff says containment efforts provide blueprint, but cleanup response needed work Full story »
Oil spill commission hears conflicting opinions on whether Deepwater Horizon shutdown was a rush job
By Jonathan Tilove
November 10, 2010, 6:30AM
Five industry experts say procedures were outside industry norms Full story »
Federal judge orders Halliburton to turn over leftover cement to Marine Board
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
October 29, 2010, 1:30PM
Release of previously sealed evidence could lead to more definitive testing of cement's stability Full story »
Distractions hampered Deepwater Horizon safety monitoring, contractor says
By The Associated Press
October 08, 2010, 9:30PM
Data show a sharp rise in pressure, followed by a sharp drop in pressure Full story »
BP engineer defends decision to reject oil well safety advice
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
October 07, 2010, 10:05PM
Despite warnings, only 6 of recommended 21 stabilizers were used Full story »
BP engineers decided to spread out stablizing devices rather than add more of them
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
October 07, 2010, 1:11PM
Halliburton's model for the procedure called for 21 centralizers; BP used 6 Full story »
Conflicts, low estimate of oil amount blamed for slow reaction to Gulf spill
By Times-Picayune Staff
October 07, 2010, 10:00AM
Report also fault's Obama administration's August report that 75 percent of the oil had dispersed or been collected Full story »
Contractor never found components that could have made BP well safer
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
October 07, 2010, 9:10AM
Centralizer installer said accompanying collars never showed up on rig Full story »
Flashing warning lights on Deepwater Horizon were 'a lot to take in,' safety systems worker testifies
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
October 07, 2010, 6:00AM
She did not immediately sound warnings on Macondo rig Full story »
Lawyer accuses joint panel chairman of bias, demands he recuse himself
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
October 05, 2010, 2:26PM
Capt. Hung Nguyen has been focused on the management structure on the rig Full story »
General alarm didn't sound until after explosion, survivor testifies
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
October 05, 2010, 12:43PM
Testimony recalls earlier concerns about bypassed safety systems Full story »
Oil spill investigators admonish Transocean for 'thwarting' subpoenas, requests for testimony
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
October 05, 2010, 10:50AM
Rig owner's lawyer says panel chairman doesn't understand legal process Full story »
Contractor says BP interfered with critical efforts
By The Associated Press
October 04, 2010, 2:39PM
Martin testified that several critical hours passed before an undersea robot was deployed Full story »
Evacuation on doomed oil rig went well, Coast Guard official says at hearings
By The Associated Press
October 04, 2010, 1:15PM
Government needs the expertise of the oil industry partners in such a massive disaster Full story »
Joint Gulf oil spill investigative panel meets for 5th time, in Metairie
By The Associated Press
October 04, 2010, 10:30AM
Critical testimony expected on BP's decision to ignore Halliburton's recommendation on the number of centralizers it should use to ensure the casing was in the middle of the well bore Full story »
BP commission hearings scheduled
By Times-Picayune Staff
September 07, 2010, 5:15AM
The next hearings by the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Spill and Offshore Drilling will be Sept. 27-28 in Washington. The subject of the hearings will be the response to the spill and ways to restore the environmental damage. The commission hasn't yet released the list of witnesses. Bruce Alpert can be reached at balpert@timespicayune.com or 202.383.7861.... Full story »
Deepwater Horizon's 2 drill pipes seen up close in clearest picture to date
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
September 03, 2010, 11:10AM
2 pipes would have fouled up blowout preventer Full story »
Risk-reward equation was used in building oil well in Gulf of Mexico, BP worker testifies
By The Associated Press
August 28, 2010, 9:00AM
He says his statement had nothing to do with financial considerations, however Full story »
BP manager, boss both ignored warnings before Deepwater Horizon blew, panel learns at oil spill hearings
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
August 26, 2010, 5:45PM
Costs ran over by $40 million; protective mud removed earlier than planned Full story »
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