JUNEAU, Alaska - BP PLC is construction of a huge oil rig suspension the coast of Alaska its engineering and design plans to check and make sure, the liberty project can be carried out safely.
BP Alaska spokesman Steve Rinehart said "a few problems" were last year underway assemble the rig found. He would not define those. But he said no problem to withdraw BP, and none of you, caused the company in future, if the unusual project is feasible.
He said the decision — announced this week to contractor - was reached in the course of time "with a lot of deliberation" and aims, the rig of company standards met.
"The approach has its right" Rinehart, said on Tuesday. "Liberty is a very important project at BP." It is very important to the State and the United States and it has carried out safely and carefully be. "And the Foundation shall be solid, and each has its confident and we can go from there."
"We would be difficult always understood", he said, later adding that BP is determined, the project remains.
No timeline was awarded for construction of resume. The delay will include expected to approximately 100 jobs to influence contract usually employees.
The liberty project is unique and controversial. It calls for using an artificial gravel island in the Beaufort Sea as drilling base, with a rig horizontally for six to eight miles, tap drilling what BP is a 100 - million-barrel reserve of recoverable oil estimates. Some critics have the following approach the massive oil spill stemming from a BP of leased rig in the Gulf of Mexico surveyed this year.
Obliged in following the spill a federal regulators spill, such things as oil search response and blowout prevention plans, when reviewing drilling permit applications; the State planned also check whether there are gaps in each of its rules of procedure.
Rinehart, said teaching, although he could not instantly Golf spill from the, which would include applicable for the very different project in Alaska may review working on liberty.
The review "all safety-critical systems," including power supply and ventilation systems would cover, he said.
BP has yet applied approval for the project for a hole. And this is not the first delay in plans for further progress. At one point hoped BP started to drill this year and have begun for the production of oil in 2011.
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