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Decision, so it's 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? >> i'm afraid i can't recall that. >> how much time was saved? >> and i don't recall that either i'm afraid. i can't recall that number i'm afraid. i can't answer that question because i wasn't there. >> thank you. how much money did avoiding this procedure save? >> i'm afraid i can't recall. i'm afraid i can't recall that either. that was a decision i was not party to. >> how much did the installing of the lockdown sleeve save bp?...

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 wasn't there. >> thank you. how much money did avoiding that procedure save? >> i'm afraid i can't recall. >> would you submit for the record, please? how long would the fully circulating of mud have taken. >> i'm afraid i can't recall that either. >> shepard: kind of how it went. tony hayward can't comment on much of anything until the investigation is over. that could take years. chris jones' brother died on the deepwater horizon rig. chris has been on b...

>> i can't recall that number, i'm afraid. >> please submit for the record. how long would the test have taken? >> in the order of hours i believe but i'm 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 don't believe the mud was fully circulated. the process that the team on the rig was follow was in line and approved by the mms. >> thank you. did bp -- can you assure us under...

Me fired up. bp's 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 wasn't involved in any of the decision-making. it's clear that there was some discussion amongst the engineering team and an engineering judgment was taken. >> it's clear to me that you don't want to answer our questions. >> i'm not prepared to draw conclusions about this accident until such time as the investigation is concluded. ...