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BP's Gulf Spill Report Shows String of Failures

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. Ohhhhhhhhh by Sparckus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who lives in a pineapple under the sea

    SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!

    Who died in an oil spill because of BP

    SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!

    1. Re:Ohhhhhhhhh by IrquiM · · Score: 3, Funny

      Who died in an oil spill because of BP SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS!

      Guess it wasn't as bad as I thought then....

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  2. Re:Did they list corruption? by DriedClexler · · Score: 2, Funny

    So when they talked about "offshore drilling rights", they meant the term literally? I thought that was just a euphemism for hookers on cruise ships!

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