Interim Report on Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Blowout and Ways to Prevent Such Events
- ISBN-10
- 0309163811
- ISBN-13
- 9780309163811
- Category
- BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010
- Pages
- 28
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
Description
Consists of the interim report of a committee charge to examine the causes of the Deepwater Horizon mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU)--Macondo well blowout, explosion, fire, and oil spill that occurred on April 20, 2010, and to identify measures for preventing similar incidents in the future. Includes the perspectives of experts in geophysics, petroleum engineering, marine systems, accident and incident investigations, safety systems, risk analysis, human factors, and organizational behavior.
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