New York Times: BP’s partners in the blown-out Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico distanced themselves from the oil giant in a Senate subcommittee hearing on Thursday, though their arguments encountered a skeptical audience. “Our view is that this accident was preventable,” said James T. Hackett, chief executive of the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, a part owner in the well. The well is owned jointly by BP and its investment partners, Anadarko and a subsidiary of the Mitsui Oil Exploration …