Congress calls Halliburton on Macondo

Deepwater Horizon blowout: Congress extends probe to Halliburton cement work.

Halliburton received a letter today from the US House Energy & Commerce Committee asking for any documents it might have related to work the US services giant carried out on the Macondo well, which continues to spew oil into the US Gulf of Mexico.

Halliburton has come under increasing scrutiny for its role in cementing and plugging operations on Macondo as speculation continues to mount about the causes of the deadly blowout.

Members of the committee, which is headed by Representative Henry Waxman, want any documents related to the procedures by 7 May and have asked Halliburton officials to come to Washington for a briefing on 5 May.

"Problems with cementing have frequently been identified as the causes of well blowouts," the letter stated.

After declining to comment on its operations on Deepwater Horizon for the past week,…

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