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House panel cites similarities in majors' spill plans

06/21/2010
By Nick Snow
Four other major oil companies have Gulf of Mexico oil spill prevention and response plans that are practically identical to BP America Inc.'s, Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said during an Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on June 15.Little thought apparently went into the plans' preparation, subcommittee chairman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) charged. "The plans cite identical response capabilities and tout identical ineffective equipment," he said in his opening statement. "In some cases, they use the exact same words. We found that all of these companies, not just BP, made the exact assurances. The covers of the response plans are different ...
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