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In accordance with internal company report see by the BBC, the 711 Sedco drilling rig in the North Sea, which is rented by Shell and operated by Transocean, experienced a build-up of pressure last year.

Anti-Eruption blow - safety key failed on the horizon of depth - device worked effectively and prevent an explosion.

The incident occurred on December 23, 2009, has been studied by the Health and Safety Executive and Transocean wrote an internal report.

In a statement, Transocean said: "activities related to security that occur on a shelf anywhere in the world, including that of December 23, 2009, are immediately reported to management, fully investigated and the valuable information gleaned that inquiry is used to enhance existing security systems across the fleet."

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The spillage of oil White House Committee said that National Oilwell Varco is not cooperating with requests for information.

The complaint came as a technician Halliburton Panel of the Coast Guard has breached the data on the next "blow" that caused the death of 11 men aboard deep horizon platform because it takes a break of 10 minutes smoke.

US officials need National Oilwell Varco help to recreate what crew who died in the accident might have seen on their screens in the moments prior to the accident he April 20.

"" For more than a month, we have tried to create National Oilwell Varco assistance in this regard, "Commission investigators said in a letter to the Board."

"They were generally uncooperative, either in the form of refusal or delay.

Investigators have no power of assignment, so that they are based on the willingness of companies to submit requests for information.

National Oilwell Varco is the largest supplier of equipment for the oil industry United States and provided crew of the rig with displays of confidential data, which gives information about the flow of oil.

The company said in a statement, it takes support Inquiry Commission but added "making assumptions about what has been posted on the platform computers runs a serious risk of producing a misleading picture."

"We rejected their requests to synthesize hypothetical computer displays using mud limited data provided by the Commission because it is not accurate or fair."

She added that it was "surprised" by the letter of because he believes he has reacted constructively to requests for assistance.

The commission argues that recreated data would be imperfect but it would significantly "advance our investigation."

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BP is supporting the rate was closer to 30,000 barrels per day, rather than the 60 000 guessed by government scientists

The Committee on the White House said energy giant is supporting the rate was closer to 30,000 barrels per day, rather than the 60 000 guessed by government scientists.

The total size of the spill would put 2 m barrels instead of 4 currently held as the best measure m barrels.

It is understood that BP was shaking for accessing the Eruption anti blow oil, operative security failed and later forfeited as evidence by the authorities United States. This could help its engineers save their theory that the throughput is lower than 20pc-50pc.

The flow is important because PB is likely to be sentenced to a fine according to the volume of oil spilled in the Gulf, after much deep horizon exploded, which sank killing 11 men on 20 April.

In sanitation Act, the Government could fines BP $ 4,300 for each barrel of oil spilled in the Gulf, if negligence is proven or small quantities at less expense.

"The relevance of the quantity of oil released obviously plays in the calculation of the fines", said Terry Garcia, a member of the commission. "It is not surprising that they think it was lower."

The Panel is currently studying proposals to force companies to assess more that precisely as soon, because it might help their spill do better at speeds.

BP has previously criticized for having attempted to treat the broke far from unlikely to work for a stream of fort plugs.

In the meantime, Rockhopper, Explorer of the Falkland Islands with a find profitable oil fell 3pc as the disclosed U.S. diplomatic cables claims drilling in the region is not commercially viable.

Wikileaks documents show discussing the possibility of tension escalation between Britain and the Argentina to search for oil American leaders.

He said: "ExxonMobil Chairman Brad Corson has told us that he does not believe there is enough oil in the Falkland Islands [] to be profitable, citing that Shell Oil earlier attempts to explore which they abandoned."

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Oil and gas prices helped oil giant deliver a cost advantage, which strips out of unrealised gains or losses associated with changes in the value of the stocks of fuel, $ 1. 85bn, place a loss in second quarter record $17bn replacement third quarter.

However, the benefits are low 63pc over the same quarter last year.

BP said the delays in the recovery of its well soufflé has prompted the fee increase to stop the leak, clean up the damage and compensation for those affected.

Stripping of one-spin-offs including spillage of oil, the underlying pink results 18pc costs compared to the same period in 2009, 5.53 billion, well in advance on an average forecast of $4. 6bn according to analysis by Reuters.

BP result compares with 88pc underlying net profit increased to rival Royal Dutch Shell and 55pc in most large Western oil net income value increase market Exxon Mobil.

The final cost of the oil slick could be much larger or smaller than the cost of. 9bn $39 BP has pris.Le cost includes $trends set aside under pressure from the Government of the United States for compensatory payments.

BP shares rose from 1. 6pc 430 percent in early trade.

Separately, Japanese trading house Mitsui, which holds a participation in the well Mexico Gulf oil spill said receives a $1.9 billion BP Bill to nettoyage.La company reiterated would withhold payment while he continues to examine the question.

"We will withhold a decision until the cause of the spill and how the cost is shared among stakeholders become evident," Junichi Matsumoto, Executive Vice President at Mitsui, told a press conference.

"We asked BP for details that he knew how they calculated that the Bill, but it is no answer at the end of October."

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Energy giant always promised that he could cover all "legitimate" passive and the cost of cleaning in the accident that killed 11 men on 20 April.

However, there is confusion when counsel for the Office would not state on the record that he intended to abandon the cap on the cost of last week.

In a court filing, the company said: "The BP has chosen to waive the limitation of liability under the oil pollution Act."

BP has already paid the compensation Gulf Coast residents million and implemented a trends Fund $ to meet the demandes.Il is also confronted with hundreds of lawsuits.

In filing, the company also refused that "negligence" could have led to the accident and said he reserved the right to sue the co-owners Mexico, Anadarko and Mitsui, Gulf on the cost of cleaning field.

The company urged partners and operator of the platform, Transocean, abandon CAP, too.

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