A SCOTUS hearing? by Khan The hearing so far is coming to resemble a Supreme Court confirmation hearing– When asked for judgment & opinion on specific matters of the Macondo well’s construction (read: when asked…
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Hayward’s Raging Ignorance
Rep. Dugette’s Futile Questions Liveblog by Khan Rep. DeGette from CO is grilling Hayward on these documents, cited in letters from Waxman & Stupak, giving detailed technical information and likely questions on BP’s well, its…
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Burgess: ‘Scaring me now’
Hayward’s ‘scary’ testimony Liveblog by Khan In response to Rep. Burgess’ questions concerning the specific nature of the Macondo well, Hayward continues to assert that he does not have specific information, demonstrating an embarassing [or…
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Hayward’s Dodger Strategy
Hayward dodging all questions Liveblog by Khan BP CEO Hayward has a clear strategy to the tough questions that he’s receiving from committee members. In response to questions from Rep. Stupak concerning whether BP "cut…
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Hayward: We will not rest
Hayward: We will not rest until we make this right Liveblog by Khan As we recess to give committee members time to make Congressional votes, Hayward has just finished his opening statement. Nothing particularly…
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Rep. Waxman’s Opening Statement
Rep. Waxman’s opening statement indicates that the committee on the Democratic side will focus on: 1) What BP’s internal documents warned about the Deepwater Horizons well 2) What was missing from these documents in terms…
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LiveBlog: Oh Tillerson…
Rex Tillerson, chief executive of ExxonMobil, has had the most revealing testimony thus far. In response to probing questions by Rep. Dingell concerning, once again, why the contingency plans are virtually identical to each other,…
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LiveBlog: Shoulda Coulda Woulda
Shoulda Coulda Woulda by Khan "What would you have done to prevent the spill?" seems to be a prevalent theme in the questions from committee members thus far. Rep. Waxman probes enough to produce…
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Liveblog: BP’s ‘Dead’ Phone Numbers
Why do you have phone numbers for dead people in your contingency plan? …asks Chairman Markey. Markey questions each of the five executives whether it is appropriate to have phone numbers listed for "long-dead" experts…
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LiveBlog: Big Oil Hearing
LiveBlogging the Energy & Commerce Hearing with Oil Executives This morning executives from five of the largest oil companies in the U.S. – ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, BP America, and Shell – are testifying before the…
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Will BP’s CEO Take the Fifth?
06-08-10 by dugan Can BP tell the truth about the causes of the catastrophe it caused in the Gulf of Mexico? A hearing June 17 (date corrected) in the House Energy and Commerce Committee may…
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Drilling Dereg: Darth Did It
6-2-10 by dugan It was Dick Cheney’s secretive, dour demeanor that earned him the nickname "Darth Vader" when he was vice president. But he also had Darth’s slash-and-burn tendencies. Cheney, we now learn, stacked…
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BP: Big Bucks for Kings Tix
06-01-10 by dugan Many of us recall stories early in BP’s Gulf spill about how catastrophe would probably have been prevented if PB had shelled out $500,000 for an acoustic cutoff switch that would…