Ep 24. Blowout: Deepwater Horizon
- 40 min
You don?EUR(TM)t have to know much about oil and gas to imagine the myriad of technical difficulties that come with drilling an exploratory well miles below a floating platform on the high seas. But after the presence of oil is confirmed, then what? Explore the step-by-step sequence of failures?EUR"flawed design decisions, careless oversights, deliberate procedural shortcuts, and prioritizing profits over safety?EUR"that led to the worst environmental disaster in US history.