The media coverage of the BP report highlights the blame game between BP and its subcontractors. But to be fair to the BP report there is a part in the full BP report (Section 6 Part 5 page 185 of 192) that spells out what BP and the offshore oil drilling industry might like to look at when it comes to subcontractors and their ongoing performance.
Thus, the BP report recognizes that the BP Supply Chain and B2B relationships could have been better managed. The question is whether industry in general and the offshore oil industry in particular, will put enough emphasis and resources on managing contractor relationships going forward.