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Halliburton's Return: Oil Spill Puts Symbol Of Cronyism And Corruption Back In The News
• Dan Froomkin, Huffington PostBP owns the well, and Transocean Ltd. owns the drilling rig, but Halliburton was the subcontractor in charge of sealing the bottom of the well. At two Senate hearings Tuesday, executives from Halliburton, BP and Transocean will be furiously blaming each other for the diaster.
For Halliburton, it's just the latest in a seemingly endless series of brushes with notoriety.