BP 'unsafe' weeks before rig blast, expert testifies

Houston Chronicle: NEW ORLEANS - For nearly three years, much of the explanation for why BP's undersea Gulf of Mexico well erupted focused on critical mistakes in the hours before the worst U.S. offshore oil spill ever. But an expert said in damning testimony Wednesday the well was doomed weeks earlier.

Industry veteran Alan Huffman presented his analysis during the third day of a civil trial over the disaster.

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