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National scientific academies criticize Macondo well procedures

11/22/2010
Nick SnowWashington EditorNumerous technical and operation breakdowns that contributed to the Macondo well accident and subsequent crude oil spill in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico suggest there was no suitable approach for managing the inherent risks, uncertainties, and dangers associated with deepwater drilling, a National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council joint committee said in an interim report on Nov. 17.BP PLC, Macondo's operator, and its offshore drilling contractor and service and supply companies failed to learn from previous "near misses," the interim report said. It also suggested that there were not sufficient checks and balances for critical decisi...
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