Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100512:02:03:00
>> the one thing we know is the evening of april 20th there was a sudden, catastrophic failure of the cement, casing or both. was the well properly designed? were there problems with the casing or the seal assembly? was the casing properly cemented? and the well effectively sealed? were all appropriate tests run on the cement and the casing? were the blowout preventers damaged by the surge that emanated from the well? >> like the other executives, halliburton safety chief had hard questions about the work done by two out of three companies testifying today. telling the senate that halliburton ...