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US multinational Halliburton has agreed to admit it destoryed evidence related to its part in the huge 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the US Department of Justice announced. Halliburton will pay the maximum fine available, be on probation for three years and continue to cooperate with the government's criminal investigation, a news release by the department said on Thursday. It did not spell out the fine amount. Al Jazeera's Raelyn Johnson reports.
Video @: Halliburton admits guilt in Gulf spill case - YouTube
Halliburton getting caught to cover up its mess in the gulf oil spill case. Typical. Halliburton is one of the most corrupt companies out there and i personally believe they should be charged way way more for their actions. Disgusting.
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Unfortunately BP shareholders will be the ones paying the price. Can't mess with the former VP's golden parachute.
Your disgust for Halliburton resides in the fact it is a private company.
I don't like Halliburton either but not because the government used a private contractor.
Besides, like the federal government is any less corrupt?
The United States federal government is essentially evil.
We've gone off the deep end everyone. Discussion over. Hyperbole overdose.
A maximum fine of, what, a million dollars? Ten million? Still cheaper than actually being on the hook for the damage.
A maximum fine of, what, a million dollars? Ten million? Still cheaper than actually being on the hook for the damage.
Hopefully this puts to rest the notion in people's brains that companies don't destroy evidence.
I wonder what the payoff is, because no one knows exactly how the blowout happened. Certainly none of the joyful folks on this thread who are excited about Halliburton getting busted doing...something. Up to this point, the blame was placed squarely on BP for not choking off a gas kick and now it's Halliburton's fault? You all know that you can't have it both ways...right?
Not sure anyone is claiming Halliburton caused the blow-out, am pretty sure the investigators know enough to both assign blame AND what to do in the future to lessen it happening again. let's not forget 11 citizens lost their lives so it is more than just academic.
I'm surprised no one went to prison over this. Not even a few months in Club fed.
I read where they are giving a wildlife fund 55million- way more than the fine. Course you can write off 'charitable' donations, not fines.
Obviously someone is trying to lay blame on Halliburton for the 2010 blowout.
"On or about May 3, 2010, Halliburton established an internal working group to examine the Macondo well blowout,
"June 2010, similar evidence was also destroyed in a later incident.
According to this article
Then on
Kinda makes one wonder WTF was destroyed eh?:shock:
Halliburton Pleads Guilty To Destroying Evidence In Connection With Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill - Business Insider
It does, but any physical evidence was destroyed with the rig. Which makes me wonder what's in it for Halliburton.
When this case is settled i,ll be setting on my front porch reading about it on my Kindle,watchen the world go by while sippen a cool one.:2wave:
Hell, that's tomorrow, for me
Halliburton were supposed to have pumped the cement at the wellhead, which failed. BP complained in 2011 that Halliburton destroyed evidence.
BP says Halliburton 'intentionally destroyed evidence' after Gulf oil spill - CNN.com
In about two hours I’m gonna pop a cork on a (ever so slightly chilled) bottle of 2008 Francis Ford Coppola,s wineries, Chardonnay. But it will not be consumed on my porch.:thumbs:
I refuse to drink any wine that doesn't have a screw off top.
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