| Description |
xviii, 230 p. : ill., map ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-220) and index. |
| Contents |
Unleashing the beast and paying the price -- The well from hell: drilling the Deepwater -- How blowout preventers don't work -- Technology reaching beyond our ability to control it -- A rogue from the start: influencing world politics, gambling with safety -- How did we get here? A brief history of offshore drilling -- Corporate shape-shifting and the BP-government merger -- How not to save an ecosystem: dispersants, skimming, and booming -- Top cap, top hat, top kill, capping stack: making it up as we go along -- Going for the kill: firefighting and relief wells -- The politics of offshore drilling -- The aftermath: what do we do now? |
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BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010.
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Oil spills -- Mexico, Gulf of.
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Oil wells -- Mexico, Gulf of -- Blowouts.
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Offshore oil well drilling -- Mexico, Gulf of -- History.
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BP (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781603583169 (pbk. : recycled, alk. paper) |
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1603583165 (pbk. : recycled, alk. paper) |
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