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Their equipment. their people. their systems. their safety processes. >> now, the company that he was saying that owns the rig there is not commenting on the matter saying theyre not commenting on pending lawsuits. the cost of the gulf oil spill is racking up. bp says cleanup costs currently running at $6 million a day. another estimate out says that the cleanup and lawsuits could possibly cost the company some $3 billion. keep this in mind, though. bp reported $6 billion in profits in the first...

For negligence say the company led first responders to think this wasnt going to be that bad. >> you cant blame the government officials. they were all there ready to work. first responders were there. bp told them that we got it under control. we have it capped. and people left. >> as to the cause, the best they can do is talk about the piece of equipment that obviously didnt work. tony heyward, the ceo, said the blowout preventer, these are his words, is the ultimate fail safe mechanism and fo...

Piece of equipment that obviously didnt work. tony heyward, the ceo, said the blowout preventer, these are his words, is the ultimate fail safe mechanism and for whatever reason, it failed to operate. he blames another company which owns the equipment that failed and operated the rig. >> a responsibility for safety on the drilling rig is with transocean. it is their rig. their equipment. their people. their systems. their safety processes. >> reporter: trans ocean wont comment, citing a federal ...

Also here in texas 2005 had texas city. british petroleum where people died. british petroleum will be responsible for ten national wildlife threats of a cornucopia of wildlife, beautiful beaches, salt marshes, sandy barrier island, the home of black skinners, the largest tern colony in the united states. to not be stepping forward and talking about the wildlife cost, whats going to happen to the economy in louisiana now and do be doing the kind of statement you just read tells me that british p...

Whats going to happen to the economy in louisiana now and do be doing the kind of statement you just read tells me that british petroleum is going to be in deeper troubles in days to come because theyre not facing the consequences of what the companys responsible for. >> you know a fair amount about this industry, doug. you know, one thing, when you talk about the rigs, you talk about the company itself, bp ceo has laid blame on trans-ocean saying its their rig, their equipment, their people, th...

Location and ready to be deployed. responsibility for safety on the drilling rig is with transocean. it is their rig, their equipment, their people, their systems and their safety processes. >> thats interesting. the military may be called in to help battle the oil spill threatening the gulf coast. pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. what kind of assistance could the military provide here. >> thats exactly what theyre looking at. overnight the military began looking, we are told, at options a...

About clean-up efforts and also last weeks explosion on the drilling platform. >> responsibility for safety on the drilling rig is translation, it is their rig, their equipment, their people, their systems, their safety processes. >> and bp bears none of this responsibility? >> bp -- we will deal with these issues in the fullness of time. today were focusing on the response. but as ive said, the systems processes on a drilling rig are the accountability of the drilling rig company. >> okay. cont...

Lawsuit against bp and the owner of the rig filed by the family, they accuse bp of failing to ensure crew safety, requiring them to work in unsafe conditions and not properly train or supervising the crew. >> the responsibility is with translation. it is their rig, their equipment, their people, their systems, their safety processes. >> bp bears none of this responsibility? >> we will deal with the issues in time. today we are focusing on the response, but as i said, the systems processes on the...

To not be stepping forward and talking about the wildlife cost, whats going to happen to the economy in louisiana now and do be doing the kind of statement you just read tells me that british petroleum is going to be in deeper troubles in days to come because theyre not facing the consequences of what the companys responsible for. >> you know a fair amount about this industry, doug. you know, one thing, when you talk about the rigs, you talk about the company itself, bp ceo has laid blame on tra...