On September 2, 2011, Yahoo news has reported that Halliburton Energy Services Inc. has filed suit against BP for the "cover up scheme" to hide the cause for the deadly rig explosion that created last year's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Halliburton, which contracted the cement work on BP's Macondo well, claims that BP provided false information about the location of pockets of oil and gas around the well before the blowout. Halliburton is claiming that knowledge of these locations is essential for a cementing job.
"Profit and greed" were BP's motives for concealing the information, the lawsuit alleges. Halliburton states that it would have redesigned the well's production casing if it had know about an additional hydrocarbon zone that BP allegedly failed to disclose.
According to records, BP has accepted its responsibility for the spill in paying costs and compensation. In contrast, Halliburton has refused to accept any accountability or responsibility. In addition to suing BP in the Texas state court, Halliburton also said Friday that it is amending existing claims against BP in federal court to include fraud allegations.
