Our analysis showed that somebody was operating the computer [which controls the oil delivery process] and deliberately manipulated the system to open the valve, which caused the oil spill,

In today's world, people put most everything on computers. We need the forensics capability to go in and retrieve that information off the company's networks.

In today's world, people put most everything on computers. We need the forensics capability to go in and retrieve that information off the company's networks,

The company could not imagine it had such an employee working for them. In this case, our involvement cleared the company of criminal wrongdoing, but the company still had to pay the cleanup costs.

Rather than simply accepting the results of our testing and promptly addressing the underlying vulnerabilities, the department and bureaus have, to date, expended considerable time and energy debating our findings, challenging our methodology and impugning the credentials and integrity of our staff and contractors,

Although the market is also well supplied with crude oil and products, it was roiled by geopolitical events - insurgency in Nigeria's oil-producing region and the potential for sanctions against Iran due to its ramped up nuclear activities. Fears of supply disruptions caused prices to move higher.