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Long before Deepwater, BP was known for its shoddy safety standards by the other supermajors. They were the butt of many jokes within the industry.
by saryant 12y ago
Long before Deepwater, BP was known for its shoddy safety standards by the other supermajors. They were the butt of many jokes within the industry.
- sp332 12y agoDefinitely a case of the industry making itself look bad! The Minerals Management Service kept giving Transocean (who built the Deepwater Horizon rig) safety awards. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion#Transocean_safety_record https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_explosion#Tr...
- saryant 12y agoNote that BP wasn't allowed into the industry consortium responsible for deepwater drilling safety and monitoring—they aren't trusted by the rest of the industry.
- fnordfnordfnord 12y agoHyundai built the rig. It had been in use for almost a decade before the disaster. </Pedantry>