BP Resisted Inspections of Alaska Pipelines,Failed to See Problems,U.S.Officials Say

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BP executives did not understand the condition of their pipelines on Alaska's North Slope and balked at efforts by regulators to get the company to clean and inspect the lines for possible corrosion,federal officials told a House subcommittee Sept.7.Admiral Thomas J.Barrett,head of the Transportation Department's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,also said recent inspections done under a federal safety order showed widespread areas of severe.corrosion on some North Slope pipelines.