Just read a disturbing article about 'what could have been' regarding the BP Oil Spill off the Gulf Coast. Barf.
Another worker familiar with the rig told the lawyers that the company had chosen not to install a deep-water valve that would have been placed about 200 feet under the sea floor. Much like blowout preventers, devices that are meant to seal leaks, this valve could have served as a cutoff of last resort in explosions, the lawyers said
If you read further in this NYTimes article, it states also that the rig was/(is?) drilling 2-4,000 feet deeper than they had/(have?) a permit for.
I have officially reinstated the search for environmental graduate programs.
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