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<title><![CDATA[Poor decisions, barrier failure led to Macondo well blowout, oil spill]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A final report into the April 2010 Macondo deepwater well blowout and resulting massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana identified a number of causes for the blowout, concluding that a central cause was failure of a cement barrier in the production casing string.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report cites decisions, multiple causes for Macondo well blowout, oil spill]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:09:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A final report into the April 2010 Macondo deepwater well blowout and resulting massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana identified a number of causes for the blowout, concluding that a central cause was failure of a cement barrier in the production casing string.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BP planning for relief well to kill Macondo blowout starting early August]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BP PLC crews drilling the first relief well to the Macondo well tentatively planned to start trying to kill the flow of oil and gas inside Macondo around Aug. 7-9 regardless of the success of a static kill operation, expected around Aug. 2.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BP's first relief well 'perfectly positioned' from Macondo]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ogj.com/articles/print/volume-108/issue-27/general-interest/bp-s-first-relief.html]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An integrity test on the deepwater Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico continued for several days as operator BP PLC and federal officials evaluated whether pressure readings might indicate reservoir depletion.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[USCG says Macondo can stay capped, unattended in storm]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ogj.com/articles/2010/07/uscg-says-macondo.html]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:30:10 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Growing confidence in the sealing cap on BP PLC’s deepwater Macondo well has convinced scientists it’s safe to leave the well capped and unmonitored for a few days if needed during tropical weather, National Incident Commander and retired US Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BP sets storm packer in Macondo relief well]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:05:40 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BP PLC has set a storm packer in the first relief well that it is drilling to the Macondo well given the chance that a tropical weather system forming in the Caribbean could come toward Mississippi Canyon Block 252, a spokesman said July 21.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BP's first relief well 'perfectly positioned' from Macondo]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ogj.com/articles/2010/07/bp-s-first-relief.html]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:11:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BP PLC reported a pressure reading of 6,811 psi inside the top of the Macondo well as of July 19, while the first relief well, being drilled by the Development Driller III, has reached a casing point at 17,862 ft total depth.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BP continues integrity test; government reports seep]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Jul 2010 09:45:50 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BP PLC, operator of the Macondo well, reported that the well integrity test continued July 19 with pressure readings inside the well at 6,792 psi and continuing to rise slowly. A federal spokesman reported a seep was detected near the well.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists, BP delay well integrity test for 24 hr]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ogj.com/articles/print/volume-108/issue-26/general-interest/scientists--bp-delay.html]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BP PLC and federal officials delayed an integrity test on the runaway Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico for 24 hr, saying they needed time for analysis before trying to shut in the well on Mississippi Canyon Block 252.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Well integrity test shows BP's Macondo well holding steady]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ogj.com/articles/2010/07/test-shows-bp-s-macondo.html]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:00:50 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BP PLC reported an ongoing integrity test of the runaway Macondo well on Mississippi Canyon Block 252 in the Gulf of Mexico shows the well holding steady at 6,700 psi, and crews planned to run another seismic survey and also resume activities with the first relief well on July 16.]]></description>
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