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BP's Gulf Spill Report Shows String of Failures

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the commence-the-finger-pointing dept.

eldavojohn writes "News is out of BP's report on the gulf spill that shifts some of the blame on to other companies like Transocean that worked with BP in erecting the Deepwater Horizon rig. If you were affected by the spill, you might find the video, executive summary and 193-page report an interesting read. The summary outlines six or seven major failures in safety and engineering that all built up to the deaths of eleven workers and widespread contamination of the gulf. From incorrectly using seawater instead of drilling fluid to misinterpreting pressure test results, this report is just BP's side of the story as the blowout preventer has been pulled up and is still on its way to NASA where it will be analyzed by government investigators who will be able to compile their own report."

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  1. Queue the Libertarian Rants! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Wargarbl!!! REGULATION IS TO BLAME!!!! Wargarbl!!! GOVERNMENT IS EVIL!!!! Wargarbl!!! Corporations love us and want to protect us!!!! WARGAARBLE!!!! Who is John Galt!?!?!?!

  2. On a side note by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Just to prove how NASA mission has gone astray... Why does NASA have not only the desire, expertise, or the capability to test a BOP? Since when has ocean drilling even a part of space exploration? Or any drilling for that matter? And why the FUCK is NASA the only expert around to be able to help the stranded miners? They spend all their money on everything but space exploration lately, it's no wonder their shit breaks when out in space. They spend all their money trying to be a jack of all trades.

  3. Two US companies.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    had a leading role in this disaster, along with BP.

    They've refused (so far) to contribute to the disaster relief effort and let BP carry the can. No doubt their lawyers have advised them to do this, in the US its the easiest thing in the world to offload the blame onto Johnny Foreigner, by denying all culpability from the get-go.

    Now we're waiting for a US Government report on failed equipment provided by one of their major contractors. Do you think the US report is going to call "Stinking Fish" on their own people? No, given the Presidential posturing during the crisis, I can see where the official finger of sole blame will point...