BP Rig Worker Claims He Reported Oil Leak Weeks Before Explosion

Eyeblast TV ^ | 6/21/2010 | Joe Schoffstall

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Tyrone Benton, a technician on the Deepwater Horizon , claims that he told both BP and the rig operator of a problem that existed with a piece of equipment blamed by many for causing the oil spill.

Benton says he gave the warning weeks before the explosion, and that the problem was not fixed. He claims he spotted a leak on the rigs Blowout Preventor (BOP) which is used to shut the well down if an accident occurs.

Benton told the BBC’s Panorama program that both BP and Transocean, the company that owns the rig, were told of the fault in the rig, and a control pod was switched off rather than being repaired. Bentons interview on BBC can be found here.

[SnakeDoctor]

BP Rig Worker Claims Moment in the Limelight

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[HospiceNurse]

Once again BP is implicated when the article itself says that the BOP was tested by Transoceanic after this guy’s complaint.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Sounds like we have a violation of one of the rules in Ned's First Reader on Deep Water Drilling

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[Marine_Uncle]

Hate to bug you E as it is getting late.
I went to the BBC site via. your URL link. My media player will not play the video, nor did BBC in that html page show any text to indicate what exactly the guy claimed to be wrong.
So at the minute I am at a loss unlike some of you to understand what revelation was brought forth as how the BOP was not fully functional weeks prior to the blow out.