Reply #9: All three companies failed and are responsible for this failure...

[mrdmk]

BP needed to speed up the process because of cost concerns. Most safety concerns where ignored by BP and told contractors/workers to move ahead with the project. BP was in total control of the project.

TransOcean damaged the well head and did nothing to fix it. Also, TransOcean had a problem with a control module on the well head and was using the back-up as the primary unit.

Two cement plugs put in by Halliburton failed. The explosion happened while the third plug was being placed in the drilling pipe. The method Halliburton was using to place the plugs was dictated by BP. Halliburton did not object to BP's method.

Please correct is synopsis if there is an error. I only saw the report once and did not take notes.