Expert: BP’s cost-cutting led to 2010 Gulf oil spill
by Associated Press Published: February 26,2013
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NEW ORLEANS — An expert witness for people and businesses who sued BP over the Gulf oil spill says he found ample evidence that the company’s cost-cutting culture led to the disaster. University of California-Berkeley engineering professor Robert Bea testified today at a civil trial. He says BP PLC didn’t implement a safety management program [...] [...]
