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Decision, so its impossible for me to answer that question. >> all right. could you tell us how much money bp saved by not using the proper number of centralizers? >> im afraid i cant recall that. >> how much time was saved? >> and i dont recall that either im afraid. i cant recall that number im afraid. i cant answer that question because i wasnt there. >> thank you. how much money did avoiding this procedure save? >> im afraid i cant recall. im afraid i cant recall that either. that was a deci...

Under oath that the decision not to fully circulate the mud was not made to save money and time. >> i cannot answer that question because i wasnt there. >> thank you. how much money did avoiding that procedure save? >> im afraid i cant recall. >> would you submit for the record, please? how long would the fully circulating of mud have taken. >> im afraid i cant recall that either. >> shepard: kind of how it went. tony hayward cant comment on much of anything until the investigation is over. that...

>> i cant recall that number, im afraid. >> please submit for the record. how long would the test have taken? >> in the order of hours i believe but im not certain. >> please submit that for the record. now, you were supposed to engage in circulating drilling mud in the well bottom when the casing is on the bottom and before cementing. this is referred to as bottoms up. did bp fully circulate the mud, yes or no? >> i dont believe the mud was fully circulated. the process that the team on the rig...

Me fired up. bps ceo tony hayward finally faced the music on capitol hill today. lawmakers took it to him big-time. >> bp executives created an atmosphere where safety concerns were ignored. >> why were the safety recommendations of your own engineers ignored? >> i wasnt involved in any of the decision-making. its clear that there was some discussion amongst the engineering team and an engineering judgment was taken. >> its clear to me that you dont want to answer our questions. >> im not prepar...