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Human Errors: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Published May 13, 2010 | By Foster
Officials from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Minerals Management Service raised questions about the events leading up to the rig explosion, the likely causes of the explosion, and the failed blowout preventer, at a hearing on Wednesday. The answers to those questions told a dark story.
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Blowout Preventer Errors Found, ‘Top Hat’ Close
Published May 12, 2010 | By Foster
As a new, smaller containment dome is set to gather the oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico by the end of the week, new discoveries regarding the cause of this devastating spill are being announced each day.
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Transocean and Halliburton: Blame the BP Drilling Plan!
Published May 11, 2010 | By Foster
Apparently, there is nobody to blame for the Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion or the 5,000 barrels worth of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Gulf Oil Spill: Failed Containment Dome Leads to Junk Shot
Published May 10, 2010 | By Foster
BP is planning a makeshift solution for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill since efforts to control the leak with a massive containment dome have failed.
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: The Minerals Management Service
Published May 7, 2010 | By Foster
Potential to slow down the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is getting closer as the containment dome designed to catch the leaking crude is being lowered into the water.
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