How Halliburton is profiting from the Gulf oil spill

[Sub Atomic]

Source: Christian Science Monitor

How Halliburton is profiting from the Gulf oil spill

By Matt Rocheleau, Contributor / June 18, 2010

Eleven days prior to the April 20 Deepwater Horizon blowout, Halliburton Co., the contractor in charge of cementing the rig's well, agreed to purchase a little-known company.

The firm, Boots and Coots, focuses on oil spill prevention and blowout response. Now, it is assisting with the relief well work – under contract to BP – to help stop the Gulf oil spill.

What appears to conspiracy theorists as more than a coincidence is nothing out of the ordinary, say oil-industry experts. Increasingly, oil-industry titans are buying up smaller companies that provide all manner of services.



Read more: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0618/How-Halliburton-is-profiting-from-the-Gulf-oil-spill

[Nihil]

1. Gosh ... another Halliburton coincidence!

Well, well, well ... they just keep turning up don't they?

:yoiks:

[saigon68]

2. And here's the EVIL ONE

[wackywaggin]

3. Just like the coincidence of Goldmann /Sachs unloading 80% of their shares in BP 2 weeks before the

Nothing to see here folks!! Move along!!!


Heretic Wack

[Blue Owl]

4. Is there anything they need to do or tweak

so that Erik Prince and his ex-Blackwater buddies can get in on the action?

[Gman]

5. Probably keeping the press away from beaches and bays

They could handle the press like they handle "terrorists" in Iraq. Shoot first, ask questions later.

[glinda]

6. I am sick of this C*%@! from BP and all invested.

[joanmj]

7. aargh!

[ixion]

8. There needs to be a criminal investigation of the BP Gulf Gusher

There are too many odd coincidences.

[Jefferson23]

9. K&R