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  1. Agencies discuss access to Deepwater Horizon BOP

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    Mon, 15 Nov 2010

    … are discussing who gets direct access during a forensic analysis of the Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible's failed blowout preventer . An Apr. 20 blowout of BP PLC's deepwater Macondo well on Mississippi Canyon Block 252 resulted in a fire …

  2. BP starts up second spill containment system; updates flow estimate

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    Wed, 16 Jun 2010

    … flowing through a second spill containment system attached to the Transocean Ltd.’s Deepwater Horizon rig’s failed blowout preventer (BOP) on Mississippi Canyon Block 252 in the Gulf of Mexico. Separately, a federal team of scientists and …

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  1. Agencies discuss access to Deepwater Horizon BOP

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    Tue, 9 Nov 2010

    … are discussing who gets direct access during a forensic analysis of the Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible’s failed blowout preventer . An Apr. 20 blowout of BP PLC’s deepwater Macondo well on Mississippi Canyon Block 252 resulted in a fire …

  2. BP tries new response to gulf spill

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    Mon, 7 Jun 2010

    … resolved, enabling a lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap to be put on the LMRP at the top of the failed blowout preventer (BOP) stack. "The cleaner the cut, the tighter the seal we can make," Allen said June 2. Crews tried …

  3. Relief well intercepts Macondo well in gulf

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    Fri, 17 Sep 2010

    … under investigation by a number of government agencies and others. After replacing the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blowout preventer earlier this month, relief well drilling resumed at 7:15 a.m. CDT on Sept. 15, and crews completed drilling …

  5. BP reports 'successful placement' of oil spill cap

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    Fri, 4 Jun 2010

    … BP PLC is calling a “successful placement” of a containment cap on the top of the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blowout preventer (BOP) in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill cap was placed atop the BOP following the cutting and removal …

  6. Relief well could penetrate Macondo in 7-10 days

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    Thu, 8 Jul 2010

    … an existing lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap with another cap that would be bolted onto the failed blowout preventer and that would provide a better seal. “We are in a lull between tropical weather systems,” Allen said …

  7. OGJ Newsletter

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    Mon, 1 Nov 2010

    … following a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The JIT is charged with completing forensic testing into the failed blowout preventer (BOP) from Transocean Ltd.'s Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible. An Apr. 20 blowout of BP PLC's deepwater …

  8. BP reports progress with sealing cap installation

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    Mon, 12 Jul 2010

    … Macondo well, removed the lower marine riser package (LMRP) containment cap over the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blowout preventer and was installing a sealing cap assembly on June 12. The sealing cap installation involves multiple stages …

  9. Transocean to outline preliminary Deepwater Horizon findings

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    Fri, 5 Nov 2010

    … is finalizing its conclusions and awaiting federally ordered inspection results on the Deepwater Horizon's failed blowout preventer . Previously, BP released its internal investigation report into the Macondo blowout. Ongoing investigations …

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