by Richard Thompson - The Times-Picayune, nola.com
Some common themes emerged during opening statements in the long-awaited civil trial against BP and its partners in the ill-fated Macondo oil well, which began Monday at the federal courthouse in New Orleans.
Attorneys took aim at BP, Transocean and cement contractor Halliburton, as well as other BP contractors, in an early effort to limit their own liability.
Among the recurring story lines and accusations:
- That BP, which held the lease on the Macondo well and oversaw drilling operations on Deepwater Horizon rig, was more concerned with profits than safety, as it ran behind schedule and over-budget on the well, and that BP rig supervisors had botched a crucial safety test before the 2010 drilling-platform explosion;
- That Transocean, which owned the drilling rig and supplied both the rig and the crew to BP, had not properly trained its crew;
- That Halliburton, which was hired by BP to pour the cement plugs in the Macondo well, used a type of cement that was known to be risky but did not succeed in sealing the well.
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