September 17, 2011

Sweeping the Oil under the Rug: More Chicanery on the BP Spill

By Bruce Thompson
Amid a cloud of controversy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) has just released its final report on the Deepwater Horizon accident.  The report comes as Volume II of a joint release with the Coast Guard (Volume I) by the Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team (JIT).  The Wall Street Journal reported: The report had been delayed several times and missed two deadlines. Tensions between the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's lead investigator, J. David Dykes, and people at the agency's headquarters in Washington grew contentious in recent months after the report was written by investigators in the New Orleans office, according to people in the agency. At issue was the wording of the report, the person familiar with the report said, but it is unclear if the dispute was over the substance of the findings. Mr. Dykes left the agency this month after a 12-year government career. Efforts to reach Mr. Dykes were unsuccessful. It appears...(Read Full Article)