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Gulf Oil Spill: BP Blamed for Worst Offshore Oil Spill in U.S. History

The Gulf oil spill tragedy blamed on poor management decisions.

A federal investigation concluded that BP violated safety regulations leading up to last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill which is considered the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released a statement regarding the findings on the gulf oil spill tragedy:

“The loss of life at the Macondo site on April 20, 2010, and the subsequent pollution of the Gulf of Mexico through the summer of 2010 were the result of poor risk management, last‐minute changes to plans, failure to observe and respond to critical indicators, inadequate well control response, and insufficient emergency bridge response training by companies and individuals responsible for drilling at the Macondo well and for the operation of the Deepwater Horizon.”

The report, which has been released on Wednesday and conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Coast Guard, stated that BP made a series of decisions that complicated cementing operations prior to the disaster.

Other companies also shared some of the blame, according to the report, which noted that rig owner Transocean, as owner of the Deepwater Horizon, was responsible for conducting safe operations and for protecting personnel onboard.

It all leads to poor management decisions which causes the incident ehind the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig the night of April 20, which killed 11 men and resulted in a leak that spewed nearly 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over several months.

The report also found that BP and its contractors Transcocean and Halliburton violated at least a half-dozen federal regulations, for which the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management would determine further action and penalties.

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