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Damage claims. that was typical of the tone of the hearing. heres more. >> the process of understanding what led to the april 20th explosion and how to prevent such an accident in the future must also be collaborative. the casing shoe was cemented some 20 hours prior to the tragic accident and had it functioned as expected, this catastrophe may well not have occurred. >> the oil companies get grilled on the hill again today, the obama administration has announced new rules for future off-shore d...

>> the one thing we know is the evening of april 20th there was a sudden, catastrophic failure of the cement, casing or both. was the well properly designed? were there problems with the casing or the seal assembly? was the casing properly cemented? and the well effectively sealed? were all appropriate tests run on the cement and the casing? were the blowout preventers damaged by the surge that emanated from the well? >> like the other executives, halliburton safety chief had hard questions abou...