The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 was the worst oil spill in the history of the U.S., but now BP is accusing Halliburton, a contractor for BP at the operation, of having "intentionally destroyed evidence," according to CNN.
The claim is part of legal documents filed in New Orleans by the oil giant against Halliburton in a federal court. BP is seeking sanctions against its contractor, noting Halliburton specifically destroyed evidence related to cement testing at the oil well in addition to withholding computer modeling results. This it not been the first time BP has tried to shift at least part of the responsibility of the oil spill to a different party. Here are some facts:
* AOL News reported that two weeks after the oil spill, BP CEO Tony Hayward tried to shift the blame by saying, "It wasn't our accident, but we are absolutely responsible for the oil, for cleaning it up, and that's what we intend to do."
* BP had leased the Deepwater Horizon platform from Transocean and right after the spill Transocean said it was fully cooperating with the federal investigation of the spill.
* In May 2010, President Barack Obama criticized BP, Transocean and Halliburton for trying to divert the blame to one another at congressional hearings even though BP had pledged to pay for response operations, noted CBS News.
* Dow Jones Newswires reported that in April, BP filed a lawsuit against Cameron International, the Houston-based company that designed and maintained the oil rig's blowout preventers and related equipment.
* The lawsuit claims Cameron's faulty design and maintenance failed to contain the oil but Cameron also filed counterclaims against other parties.
* On the one-year anniversary of the oil spill, BP sued Transocean seeking to reclaim $40 billion and accusing Transocean of negligence and failing to maintain to the drilling rig to proper standards, reported Reuters.
* Transocean rejected the claims made in the lawsuit, noting BP was trying to back out of a contract that stated BP was fully responsible for pollution end environmental costs.
* According to the Associated Press, a U.S. district judge last month ruled BP was not entitled to recover money under Transocean's $750 million insurance plan.
* The ruling was praised by Transocean and it could potentially force BP to pay billions of dollars more in damages related to the oil spill in the Gulf.
Rachel Bogart provides an in-depth look at current environmental issues and local Chicago news stories. As a college student from the Chicago suburbs pursuing two science degrees, she applies her knowledge and passion to both topics to garner further public awareness.
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