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December 27, 2010

Investigators: Involvement of Companies Undermining Oil Spill Probe 
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Federal investigators are warning that the participation of companies
involved in the Gulf Coast oil disaster is compromising a government
probe. The chair of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board,
Rafael Moure-Eraso, criticized a decision allowing firms to take part in
examining the blowout preventer that failed to stop the oil rig's
explosion. In a letter of protest issued last week, Moure-Eraso writes
that the companies' involvement has "seriously undermined the
credibility of the testing" and "jeopardizes the public's trust in the
examination process."



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