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  • Transocean Challenges Agency Authority to Probe Blast

    A federal panel that investigated the fatal 2005 Texas refinery blast that resulted in a $50 million fine for BP Plc hasn’t got the authority to probe the company’s April deep-water drilling disaster, according to rig owner Transocean Ltd.

  • House Democrats Oppose Floor Vote on Obama's Tax-Cut Plan, Seek Revisions

    House Democrats voted to block a floor debate on President Barack Obama ’s tax deal with Republicans, in a non-binding move to force changes in the proposal to extend Bush-era tax cuts for all income levels.

  • Obama, Bush Faulted by Congress for Decade of Lax Offshore Oil Regulation

    The Obama administration continued a decade-long pattern of lax U.S. regulation of offshore oil and natural gas drilling that led to BP Plc ’s spill in the Gulf of Mexico, lawmakers investigating the incident said.

  • Flaws Found in Key Gulf of Mexico Oil Rig Device, Congressional Probe Says

    By Steven Mufson and David A. Fahrenthold May 13 (Washington Post) -- A House energy panel investigation has found that the blowout preventer that failed to stop a huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had a dead battery in its control pod, leaks in its hydraulic system, a "useless" test version of a key component and a cutting tool that wasn't strong enough to shear through steel joints in the well pipe and stop the flow of oil. In a devastating review of the blowout preventer, which BP said was supposed to be "fail-safe," Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on oversight, said Wednesday that documents and interviews show that the device was anything but. The comments came in a hearing in which lawmakers grilled senior executives from BP and oilfield service firms Transocean, Halliburton and Cameron, maker of the blowout preventer. In one

  • Congress Asks Toyota for Brake-System Information

    Toyota Motor Corp. must turn over information about brake-override technology in older model vehicles and describe the role a consulting firm plays in the investigation of unintended acceleration, two lawmakers said.

  • BP Tells Congress Gulf Well Failed Pressure Tests Before Blast

    A Gulf of Mexico oil well failed a pressure test hours before a drilling rig exploded last month, an executive for well owner BP Plc told the U.S. House Energy Committee that’s investigating the incident.

  • BP's Hayward Slammed for Stonewalling on Oil Spill

    BP Plc Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward was denounced by U.S. lawmakers for stonewalling as he failed to answer questions about the causes of the oil well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • BP's Hayward Slammed for Stonewalling on Oil Spill

    BP Plc Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward was denounced by U.S. lawmakers for stonewalling as he failed to answer questions about the causes of the oil well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Congress Showboaters Revel in Hayward Humiliation: Matthew Lynn

    There are plenty of things you can fault BP Plc Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward for.

  • Egg Producer in Salmonella Scare Passed FDA Inspection in May, Owner Says

    An Iowa producer of eggs linked to a salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,600 people said chicken feed ingredients from an outside supplier were the likely source of the contamination.

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