"BP appears to have made multiple decisions for economic reasons that increased the danger of a catastrophic well failure," Mr Waxman said.
BP chief executive Tony Hayward, giving evidence to Congress, said: "There is nothing I have seen in the evidence so far that suggests that anyone put cost ahead of safety - if there are then we will take action."
Congress has identified numerous other problems with the blowout preventer, including design problems, unexpected modifications and a flat battery.
Post je objavljen 22.06.2010. u 00:04 sati.