You're welcome jonsi.
Here is more of the story. It appears that Haliburton played a role in the rig explosion. Good God. Can't say that I'm at all surprised.
___________________
Halliburton is named as a defendant in most of the more than two dozen lawsuits filed by Gulf Coast people and businesses claiming the oil spill could ruin them financially. Without elaborating, one lawsuit filed by an injured technician on the rig claims that Halliburton "improperly and negligently" performed its job in cementing the well, "increasing the pressure at the well and contributing to the fire, explosion and resulting oil spill."
Cementing is a process of applying a liquid slurry of cement and water to points inside or outside of the casing, a pipe used to prevent the wall of the hole from caving in during drilling and providing a means of bringing oil and gas up later if the well starts producing.
Halliburton said it had four employees stationed on the rig at the time of the explosion, performing a variety of tasks, including cementing.
"Halliburton continues to assist in efforts to identify the factors that may have (led) up to the disaster, but it is premature and irresponsible to speculate on any specific causal issues," the company said in a statement Friday.
__________________________
Bird Coated In Oil As Louisiana Gulf Spill Nears Wetlands (PHOTOS)
Morgan