Board faults key device in BP oil spill
US Chemical Safety Board report blames bad management, operations for faulty wiring, dead battery, bent pipe in blowout preventer By SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press Science Writer
A federal board investigation into the 2010 BP oil spill concludes that a last-ditch safety device on the underwater well had multiple failures, wasn’t tested properly and still poses a risk for many rigs drilling today.
The report issued June 5 by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (available on the b....
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