The BP blame game

BP, TransOcean, and Halliburton are blaming one another for the Gulf oil spill. Here's a look at the competing accusations

A protestor makes his feelings known to BP president Lamar McKay at yesterday's Senate hearing.
(Image credit: Getty)

Top executives of BP and two of its partners in the exploded Deepwater Horizon oil rig pointed fingers at one another before a Senate panel this week, in the first of several hearings before Congress. (Watch a CBS report about the CEOs passing the blame.) Here's a brief look at the accusations, and who's making them, as BP, TransOcean, and Halliburton publicly juggle liability for the deadly and environmentally disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico:

BP AMERICA Lamar McKay, chairman

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