Update (I can no longer edit parent): the Wall Street Journal has a longer and even more damaging report on what was going on inside BP prior to the blowout: h

Update (I can no longer edit parent): the Wall Street Journal has a longer and even more damaging report on what was going on inside BP prior to the blowout: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704026204575266560930780190.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870402620457526... In summary: they were doing it cheaply, and in a hurry, and skipped standard safety precautions, and ignored several warning signs.