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Partner says BP may have been negligent
WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- The blowout in the Gulf of Mexico may have been caused by BP's "gross negligence," the chief executive officer of its partner in the well said Friday.
Anadarko Petroleum head Jim Hackett made his first statement on the disaster, The Washington Post reported. Anadarko holds a 25 percent stake in the well, which has been spewing thousands of barrels of oil into the Gulf every day for almost two months.
Hackett said information that has become available since the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon platform suggests "BP operated unsafely and failed to monitor and react to several critical warning signs during the drilling of the Macondo well."
"BP's behavior and actions likely represent gross negligence or willful misconduct and thus affect the obligations of the parties under the operating agreement," he said.
Anadarko has a financial incentive to find BP responsible for the blowout, which could relieve the company of paying 25 percent of the cost of containing the spill and cleaning up from it. Hackett said any money Anadarko makes from the sale of oil collected from the Macondo well will be donated to non-profit groups.
WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- The blowout in the Gulf of Mexico may have been caused by BP's "gross negligence," the chief executive officer of its partner in the well said Friday.
Anadarko Petroleum head Jim Hackett made his first statement on the disaster, The Washington Post reported. Anadarko holds a 25 percent stake in the well, which has been spewing thousands of barrels of oil into the Gulf every day for almost two months.
Hackett said information that has become available since the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon platform suggests "BP operated unsafely and failed to monitor and react to several critical warning signs during the drilling of the Macondo well."
"BP's behavior and actions likely represent gross negligence or willful misconduct and thus affect the obligations of the parties under the operating agreement," he said.
Anadarko has a financial incentive to find BP responsible for the blowout, which could relieve the company of paying 25 percent of the cost of containing the spill and cleaning up from it. Hackett said any money Anadarko makes from the sale of oil collected from the Macondo well will be donated to non-profit groups.
