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The rig, look around and see if everything is in order or snot. >> well, for one thing, the bp atlantis goes 7,000 feet into the sea and then even deeper into where the oil is, so a lot of these components arent visible from the platform. >> reporter: bp says reports claiming the operating with incomplete or inaccurate documents arent true and operators have access to up to date drawings needed to run the platform safely. bp says its done two investigations into those assertions and says its not...

To what one official called catastrophic operator errors because they would assume they were correct. and why doesnt the interior department step in and shut down atlantis while bp gets the paper work in order? press secretary for the department said they could not comment because the matter is under litigation, but in a court filing, interior secretary ken salazar said the investigation of claims about atlantis should be done by mid-september. joe johns, cnn, washington. kenneth abbott is the...

Internal structure but bp worried that turning the documents over to people who have requested them could lead to one official called catastrophic operator errors assuming they were correct. and why doesnt the interior department step in and shut down atlantis while bp gets the paper work in order? press secretary for the department said they could not comment because the matter is under litigation but in a court filing interior secretary ken salazar said the nflgs of claims about atlantis shoul...

They were right from the day the rig started up and they are still right. the truth is his other employees, other than me, barry duff, for one, said unequivocally and in writing, there are engineering -- engineering is not complete. it could result in catastrophic operator errors, which is what weve seen on deepwater. his own federal judge, judge sparkin, the head of his ombuds office said in a letter that he did a complete investigation, which he is supposed to do because i complained to him ab...

Hes denying there was ever any problem with the drawings. they were the right the day they started up. the truth is his other employees, other than me, barry duff, for one, said unequivocally and in writing, there are engineering -- engineering is not complete. it could result in catastrophic operator errors, which is what weve seen on deepwater. his own federal judge, judge sparkin, the head of his ombuds office said in a letter that he did a complete investigation, which is he is supposed to d...

Problem with the drawings, they were the right the day the rig started up and theyre still right. and you know, the truth is, keith, that his other employees, other than me, barry duff for one, have said unequivocally and in writing that there are engineering -- the engineering is not complete, it could result in catastrophic error, operator errors, which is what weve seen on deepwater, and his own federal judge, judge sparkin, whos the head of his ombuds office, has said in a letter and in a pr...

Not been approved or handed over to operations. the current procedures are out of date. the risk in turning over drawings to the people out on the rig running the atlantis, that are not complete are, number one, the operator, the bp operator will assume the drawings are accurate and up to date. this could lead to catastrophic operator errors due to their assuming the drawing is correct. turning over incomplete drawings to the operator, the bp operator. for their use is a fundamental violation of...

Needed to run the platform safely. bp has done two investigations into those assertions and says its nothing more than a minor internal process issue that has no bearing on the safety of the platform. as back as far as 2008, bp knew it had a problem, incomplete drawings of the rigs internal structure but bp worried that turning such documents over to people requesting them could lead to what one official called catastrophic operator errors, because they would assume they were correct. and why do...

>> why cant you go out to the rig, look around and see if everything is in order or not? >> for one thing, bp atlantis goes 7,000 feet into the sea and even deeper where the oil is. a lot of these components arent visible from the platform. >> bp says its reports or inaccurate engineering documents arent true and that they had up-to-date drawings needed to run the platform safely. bp has done two investigations into those assertions and says its nothing more than a minor internal issue that has ...

Internal issue that has no bearing on the safety of the platform. as back as far as 2008, bp knew it had a problem, incomplete drawings of the rigs internal structure but bp worried that turning such documents could lead to what one official called catastrophic operator errors because they would assume they were correct. why doesnt the interior department step in and shut down atlantis while bp gets its paperwork in order? press secretary for the department said they could not comment because th...