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Gas flow problem. these warnings fell on deaf ears. bp's corporate attitude may best be summed up in an e-mail from its operations drilling engineer who oversaw bp's team of drilling engineers after learning of the risks and bp's decision to ignore them, he wrote, quote, who cares, end of story, we'll probably be fined end quote. there is a complete contradiction between bp's words and deeds. you were brought in to make safety the top priority of bp, but under your leadership bp has taken the most extreme risks. bp cut corner after corner to save a million dollars here, a few hours or days the...

Halliburton said that the well could have a severe gas flow problem if bp lowered the final string of casing with only six centralizers instead of the 21 that halliburton recommended. bp rejected the advice to use additional centralizers in an e-mail on april 16th. bp employee said it will take ten hours to install them. i don't like it. bp chose not to fully circulate the mud in the well from the bottom to the top which was an industry recommended best practice that would have allowed them to test for gas in the mud. bp chose not to use a chase casing hanger lockdown sleeve which would have p...

>> so you're on record saying no reckless behavior. we had a hearing, mr. mckay was here. we had the c.e.o. of exxon, help ron, conocophillips and shell. we asked them questions, knowing what we know today about the inconsistent well pressure tests, would you have proceeded with withdrawing the drilling fluid with the well? every one said no. next question, about safety measures, are there safety measures your company could have taken to prevent this. every one says yes. you're saying your company had no reckless behavior yet all your peer, c.e.o. of exxon, chevron, conocophillips and shell po...

>> i don't want to hear that. what i want to know is you, in your position, has anyone on your staff briefed you about halliburton warning your company we could have a severe gas flow problem? were you ever notified or briefed on this yes or no. >> no not prior to the accident incident. >> due hear about the emails that occurred? later that day a bp involved in a decision recognized the risks of proceeding with insufficient centralizers threw caution to the wind in an email just four days before the disasters stating who cares. it's done. end of story. we'll probably be fine. did you know abou...

>> you're saying that bp had no reckless behavior. >> mr. mckay was here, we had the ceo of exxon, chevron, conoco phillips and shell. we asked some questions, knowing what we know today about the inconsistent well pressure test readings, would you have proceeded with withdrawing the drilling fluid from the well, every one of them said no. then the next question was asked to them, about safety measures, are there safety measures that your company could have taken to prevent this incident. every one of them said yes. so you're here this morning saying your company had no reckless behavior, yet ...