Macondo well Deepwater Horizon blowout : lessons for improving offshore drilling safety /

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"The blowout of the Macondo well on April 20, 2010, led to enormous consequences for the individuals involved in the drilling operations, and for their families. Eleven workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig lost their lives and 16 others were seriously injured. There were also enormous...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire, and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents in the Future, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
2010
Deepwater Horizon (Drilling rig)
Offshore oil well drilling > Accidents > Prevention.
Offshore oil well drilling > Standards.
Oil well drilling > Accidents > Prevention.
Offshore oil industry > Accidents > Prevention.
Underwater drilling > Safety measures.
BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010.
Pétrole > Puits > Forage offshore > Normes.
Forage offshore > Sécurité > Mesures.
Explosion de la plateforme Deepwater Horizon et marée noire dans le golfe du Mexique, 2010.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Mining.
Oil well drilling > Accidents > Prevention
Underwater drilling > Safety measures
Gulf of Mexico
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Well design and construction
  • Blowout preventer system
  • Mobile offshore drilling units
  • Industry management of offshore drilling
  • Regulatory reform
  • Concluding comments
  • References
  • Appendix A : Statement of task
  • Appendix B : Public agendas of the Committee on the Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire, and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents in the Future
  • Appendix C : Findings, observations, and recommendations
  • Appendix D : Calculating the differential pressure at the start of the negative test and the quality of foam cement
  • Study committee biographical information.

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