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The story of how the BP oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, “Deepwater Horizon”, was destroyed on April 20, 2010, causing the worst offshore oil spill in US history. First broadcast 5-16-10.

Experts: Oil from BP blowout not likely to reach South Florida, Keys
The risk of oil from the Deepwater Horizon blowout reaching the Florida Keys and South Florida anytime soon is now so remote that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has suspended its trajectory maps for the area, effectively downgrading the region to low risk.
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Studies suggest MMS knew blowout preventers had ‘critical’ flaws
The federal agency charged with setting safety standards for offshore oil exploration failed to act on at least four warnings about vulnerabilities in subsea blowout preventers, the critical safety device that failed to shut down the Gulf oil spill when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded April 20.
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Shale Gas Well Blowout Raises Specter of New BP: Energy Markets
June 7 (Bloomberg) — A Pennsylvania natural gas well “blowout” last week helped drive prices to a 14-week high on concern that tighter restrictions on offshore drilling following BP Plc’s Gulf of Mexico spill will spread onshore.
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BP agreed to replace key parts on blowout preventer, letter says
BP agreed in 2004 to the installation of a test valve and replacement of another key part on the Deepwater Horizon’s blowout preventer, even though it acknowledged that doing so would reduce redundancies and increase risks on the drilling rig.
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The story of how the BP oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, “Deepwater Horizon”, was destroyed on April 20, 2010, causing the worst oil spill in US history. First broadcast 5-16-10.
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This could be one of the worst oil spills ever, so far. At least 5000 barrels per day of oil is leaking from some 5000 feet below the ocean surface, covering over 2100 square miles.

Pristine habitat, at Cayo Costa, Florida, on eastern Gulf of Mexico, will hopefully be unscathed by discharge of crude oil, actively flowing into the Gulf of Mexico. Life found it’s way to Cayo Costa, will the petroleum find it’s way here, too? Ponder this: day -to-day 4000 oil platforms in Gulf . Financial impact of one problematic rig is? Funnel “containment” devices are for harvesting oil, not plugging blowout. Ans: Shut down all BP rigs until blowout is plugged, so complete focus is on the problem rig with no distraction from the other platforms; then resume business as usual, employees get paid time off. Watch how fast it gets plugged. Dispersants? dilution is not solution to pollution. www.globalsoundstream.com
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Oil Leaking from Deepwater Horizon’s Failed Blowout Preventer visit: firedoglake.com

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred as BP oil spill,[5] Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and Macondo blowout) is a massive ongoing oil spill and oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico that started on April 20, 2010. The spill followed a blowout that caused an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig, which then sank off the coast of Louisiana.[2] Eleven rig workers are missing and presumed dead; the explosion also injured 17 others.[6] The oil spill covers a surface area of at least 2500 square miles (6500 km2) according to estimates reported on May 3, 2010 by CNBC.[3] The oil spill, originating from a deepwater oil well 5000 feet (1500 m) below sea level, is discharging an estimated 525 thousand barrels (210,0001,100000 US gallons; 790,0004,000000 litres) of crude oil daily.[7] The spill is expected to eclipse the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill as the worst US oil disaster in history.[8] Experts fear that it will result in an environmental disaster as the oil from the well site reaches the Gulf coast, damaging the Gulf of Mexico fishing industry, tourism industry, and habitat of hundreds of bird species.[9][10] Crews are working to block off bays and estuaries, using anchored barriers, floating booms, and sand-filled barricades along shorelines. BP was principal developer of the “Macondo Prospect” oil field and leased the drilling rig from Transocean Ltd.[11] The US Government has named BP as the responsible party in the incident and will hold the company …
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Dramatic close up video of the fire on the oil rig Deepwater Horizon located in the Gulf of Mexico and operated by British Patrolium (BP). Eleven missing oil rig crew members are now presumed dead, and the search was called off.

Blowout: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster
A Survivor Recalls His Harrowing Escape; Plus, A Former BP Insider Warns Of Another Potential Disaster
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