BP accuses Gulf oil spill companies

April 21, 2011 last updated at 01: 10 GMT an inquiry found the blowout preventer on a drill pipe BP of piece of sued Transocean, the owner of the oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last year caught had, for $40 (24. 37bn) damages.

BP said on security systems Transocean's deepwater horizon rig had failed.

BP sued separated, also the manufacturer of the rig blowout preventer, claims that the device could not stopped are the large oil spill, which followed the explosion.

Both complaints were submitted on Wednesday on the first anniversary of the explosion, killed 11 workers.

Overnight on 20 April 2010 broke's Transocean deepwater horizon in flames when drilling a well for BP.

In the following months, more than 200 million gallons (780 million litres of) oil into the Gulf of Mexico from the well, pollution flowed hundreds of miles of coastline in the worst U.S. oil spill in recent history.

In Federal Court in New Orleans on Wednesday BP Switzerland said-based Transocean and Cameron international, the Houston company that the blowout preventer (BOP), should it for tens of billions of dollars in liabilities of the spill, figures that include clean-Up and offset cost help.

BP wants to explain that Cameron to the disaster caused by or the Court.

"The deepwater horizon BOP was unreasonably dangerous and has caused and continues to cause that damages, losses, injuries, and damage to BP (and others) due to the blowout of Macondo well" and that spill resulting from the BP lawsuit said,

Cameron has filed claims and defended the integrity of its products. Transocean not immediately comment but also court decisions against BP, Cameron and others has requested on the BP process.

BP has estimated its liability to $40 billion, but could face more tens billions in fines and penalties.

Statutory period

Investigators hired by the US Government the blowout preventer of scissors and pinching caught last month, that the blowout preventer design was flawed and a piece drill pipe in the well pipe under the rig well down that after the explosion.

Cameron delivered a statement to the associated press found that Wednesday, was the first anniversary of the disaster, the time limit for the company to file claims against each other.

The investigators from the US Government signed said also Transocean workers actions to the blowout preventer failure contributed.

In addition, added in January convened a Commission, U.S. President Barack Obama, that established BP, Transocean and Halliburton - the US company, save the well-sealing operation prior to the disaster - decisions to reduce the cost and time, which ultimately treated the risk of an accident.

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