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Halliburton May Be Culprit In Oil Rig Explosion. This story has been updated Giant oil-services provider Halliburton may be a primary suspect in the investigation into the oil rig explosion that has devastated the Gulf Coast, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though the investigation into the explosion that sank the Deepwater Horizon site is still in its early stages, drilling experts agree that blame probably lies with flaws in the "cementing" process -- that is, plugging holes in the pipeline seal by pumping cement into it from the rig. Halliburton was in charge of cementing for Deepwater Horizon.

"The initial likely cause of gas coming to the surface had something to do with the cement," said Robert MacKenzie, managing director of energy and natural resources at FBR Capital Markets and a former cementing engineer in the oil industry. The problem could have been a faulty cement plug at the bottom of the well, he said. The possibility of Halliburton's culpability was first reported Monday by HuffPost's Marcus Baram. Loop current broken. Hatred Of Iran And 'WMD' Scam In BP Oil Disaster? CCAR Near Real-Time Altimetry Data Homepage. RED ALERT. BP oil rig blast: safety alarm was off, says engineer. BP admits it 'Photoshopped' official images as oil spill 'cut and paste' row escalates.

IS BP Well Cap A Hoax? -Update. (Ken Price is a mechanical engineer who worked for a large oil company for 14 years. He alerts us to a July 15 interview on KPFK Los Angeles with Matt Simmons, which is summarized and linked below) You are not going to believe this, but according to Matt Simmons, former head of the Petroleum Review Board, the oil gusher in the Gulf region has not been capped, that the cap shown on television and the rest of the news is actually just a cap of a reserve well that is miles away from the main well, and that the main well is still leaking full speed as it has before. This would mean that the whole recent capping process has been a publicity stunt from the get-go.

I tend to believe this person, as this would be an explanation as to why the pressure in the capped well did not rise above 6700 psi. News reports coming out of the gulf region indicate that everything is back on track. I have seen pictures of beaches which look like they did before April 20. The first lady even said to come on down.