We had another gulf drilling explosion last week and this week we have seen the first of what will be many reports start to come out on the BP Gulf oil spill.
The August 30, 2010 edition of The Wall Street Journal reported an exchange between BP and Transocean in a hearing that gets to the heart of the matter very quickly:
In hearings last month, Transocean attorney Miles Clements repeatedly pushed one of BP's managers on the rig, Ronald Sepulvado, as to who was in charge.
"You were the top, top ranking man on the rig in the hierarchy, were you not, sir?" Mr. Clements asked.
"Well, you know, everybody's on the same level," Mr. Sepulvado replied.
Mr Clements tried again: "Would you say the buck stopped with you on the rig?"
"Well, sometimes it did and sometimes it didn't," said Mr. Sepulvado, who added that workers talked through any disagreements.
"Sure. And at the end of those discussions, would you be the one to decide what to do?" Mr. Clements finally asked.
"Yes," came the answer.
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