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Bill Nelson: So, the fact that you all were the operators of the blowout preventer and the drilling of the well, you consider that…

On the recordMay 17, 2010
So, the fact that you all were the operators of the blowout preventer and the drilling of the well, you consider that liability for economic loss not to be yours, but, rather, to be BP's.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Senator Nelson challenges Transocean's claim of liability regarding the oil spill.

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