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April 21, 2011 by
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BP Sues Maker of Blowout Preventer
Wall Street Journal
On the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, BP PLC filed a federal claim against Cameron International Corp. for delivering what it called a "dangerous" blowout preventer. …
Deepwater Horizon, one year laterThe Seattle Times
The conversation: One year since the BP oil spill, but still a long way from …Los Angeles Times
One year anniversary of Deepwater Horizon explosionWLBT-TV
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April 19, 2011 by
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Reuters |
BP Blowout One Year Later: Drilling Safety an Explosive Issue
Environment News Service
The demonstration was timed to mark the one year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon blowout on April 20, 2010 that killed 11 workers and spilled 4.9 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Police report 21 people were arrested, …
Cameron International Says Faulty Blowout Device Didn't Cause Gulf BlastBloomberg
Halliburton Emerges From Gulf Disaster UnscathedWall Street Journal
Deepwater Horizon: This was no ArmageddonThe Independent
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April 08, 2011 by
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WKRG-TV |
Failed blowout preventer was chosen for safer design
NOLA.com
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune The blowout preventer below the doomed Deepwater Horizon oil rig had trouble triggering emergency disconnect functions when the rig lost control of the well, but the device actually offered more safety redundancies …
US issues 9th deepwater drill permit since BP spillReuters
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Editor's Eye on Houston: Transocean's Bonus Incident Masks Immunity Push …Citybizlist (press release)
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April 07, 2011 by
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Overhaul not performed on Deepwater blowout preventer
Houston Business Journal
A recommended overhaul of the blowout preventer at the center of the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster was not performed, even though other routine maintenance was done, a federal panel investigating the incident was told Wednesday. …
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April 06, 2011 by
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Politico |
Deepwater Horizon Blowout Gear Was Overdue for Maintenance
BusinessWeek
The Deepwater Horizon's blowout preventer hadn't been disassembled and refurbished since the rig was commissioned in 2001, Jason Mathews of the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, said today during an investigative hearing …
Transocean Execs Keep Most Of Their BonusesForbes (blog)
Transocean execs will donate bonuses to memorial fundBizjournals.com
5 Transocean Executives Donating Safety Bonuses to Victims' FamiliesAOL News
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April 05, 2011 by
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Reuters |
Blowout Preventer Theory Debated In Oil Spill Inquiry
NPR
Federal officials hired a team of forensic experts to examine the Deepwater Horizon's blowout preventer, obviously not the fail-safe device the oil and gas industry counted on to prevent a disaster like the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. …
Tests performed on Gulf fail-safe device defendedForbes
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April 04, 2011 by
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NOLA.com |
Deep water may be too much for blowout preventers
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
… of a technical forensic report about the BP oil spill last year has potentially troubling implications for the future of deepwater oil drilling. In short, the blowout preventer on the Deepwater Horizon rig simply might not have been up to the task.
Offshore Safety Advisory Panel Meeting April 18Occupational Health & Safety
BOEMRE Approves Drilling for Eighth Deepwater WellKATC Lafayette News
Feds grant new drilling permitNOLA.com
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April 03, 2011 by
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Blowout preventer may have never had a chance against Gulf of Mexico oil spill
NOLA.com
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune In an accident caused by a string of compounding human errors, it stood to reason that last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill went from deadly explosion to uncontrolled environmental disaster when an automated safety …
Transocean Execs Get Bonuses after 'Best Year in Safety,' Despite Gulf Oil …Forbes (blog)
Report: BP to restart deepwater drilling in Gulfmsnbc.com
Transocean Rejects Agency Subpoenas for Gulf Spill ProbeNew York Times
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March 31, 2011 by
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Report Confirms Deepwater Horizon's "Blowout Preventer" Failure; Prior …
Government Accountability Project (blog)
Rather than heed Mason's warnings, which could have resulted in more reliable BOPs on future rigs (including the Deepwater Horizon), BP responded by firing him. An investigation by the Energy and Commerce Committee last May found that the BOP on the …
Learn from early mistakes in BP's response to the oil spill: An editorialNOLA.com
Feeling the fall-outPetroleum Economist
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March 25, 2011 by
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Houston Chronicle (blog) |
BP Can Do More Tests on Deepwater Horizon Blowout Preventer
Bloomberg
BP Plc (BP/) can conduct additional tests on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig's blowout prevention equipment now that government examiners have finished their own forensic testing, a federal judge ruled. “The additional BOP testing shall be performed …
BP seeks more tests on rig's failed safety deviceFox News
Judge and attorneys find humor in BOP and cement testingThe Louisiana Record
Let's use these hard lessonsDaily Comet
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