Halliburton has filed a lawsuit in a Texas state court against BP PLC claiming the oil giant provided it with inaccurate information about the deepwater well that blew out and spawned last year’s massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s the latest of several suits that partners in the well have filed against each other. Halliburton, which did cement work on BP’s Macondo well, also says it is amending existing claims against BP in federal court to include fraud allegations. The suit Halliburton filed in Texas on Thursday claims BP provided false information about the location of hydrocarbon zones in the well before the blowout. Halliburton says knowing the location of those zones is critical for a cementing job. A BP spokeswoman didn’t immediately respond to requests from The Associated Press for comment.
Halliburton sues BP over Macondo well blowout
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