Halliburton 'destroyed evidence of BP oil spill'

BP is accusing Halliburton of destroying damaging evidence about the quality of its cement that went into the Deepwater Horizon well that exploded, killing 11 people and causing America’s worst offshore oil spill.

In a New Orleans federal court, BP accused contractor Halliburton yesterday of having intentionally destroyed evidence about possible problems with its cement slurry poured into the deep-sea well at Macondo, about 100 miles off the Louisiana coast.