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WASHINGTON - The former head of pipeline-corrosion monitoring for BP in Alaska refused to testify under oath Thursday as outraged lawmakers grilled company officials over the causes of a massive oil spill earlier this year.
Richard C. Woollam, who was transferred to BP's Houston offices amid concerns that he intimidated potential whistleblowers, invoked the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution in refusing to answer all questions from a House subcommittee. "Based upon the advice of counsel, I respectfully will not answer questions," said Woollam.See the full content of this document
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Bp Grilled in Congress Over Oil Pipeline Rupture
Other BP executives apologized and pledged to fix operational lapses on the North Slope that led to the region's biggest ever oil spill in March and the partial shutdown last month of the country's largest oil field.
Lawmakers said BP's mistakes in Alaska - as well as its respon...See the full content of this document
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