http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704324304575306800201158346.htmlJUNE 15, 2010 BP Crew Focused on Costs: Congress
By NEIL KING JR. And RUSSELL GOLD
WASHINGTON— BP PLC engineers made a series of cost-conscious decisions that ran counter to the advice of key contractors in the days leading up to the April 20 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion, according to documents released Monday by a congressional panel.
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The lawmakers' letter cited "five crucial decisions" BP made in designing and completing the well, which may have led to vulnerabilities in the well's design.
"The common feature of these five decisions is that they posed a trade-off between cost and well safety," the letter says.
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