Macondo well Deepwater Horizon blowout :lessons for improving offshore drilling safety
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington, D.C.
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National Academies Press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2012
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xix, 176 p. : ill. )some col.( ; 23 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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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, Marine Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Academy of Engineering, and National Research Council of the National Academies
CONTENTS NOTE
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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
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
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Natural gas in submerged lands ، Deepwater Horizon )Drilling rig(
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Accidents Prevention ، Offshore oil well drilling
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Standards ، Offshore oil well drilling
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Accidents Prevention ، Oil well drilling
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Safety measures ، Underwater drilling
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، BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 0102
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
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TN
871
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215
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N333
2012
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
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CO National Research Council )U.S.(.Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
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CORPORATE BODY NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
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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