Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout: Lessons for Offshore Drilling Safety
Committee for Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire, and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents to the Future; National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council
NAS Press | 2012 | ISBN: 0309221382 9780309221382 | 197 pages | PDF | 9 MB
This book examines the causes of the blowout and provides a series of recommendations, for both the oil and gas industry and government regulators, intended to reduce the likelihood and impact of any future losses of well control during offshore drilling. This book will be of interest to professionals in the oil and gas industry, government decision makers, environmental advocacy groups, and others who seek an understanding of the processes involved in order to ensure safety in undertakings of this nature.