Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100617:18:41:00
First of all, bp chose a riskier well design. and the chairman, chairman waxman talked about this for a moment. the best practice would have been to use a liner and a tie back which provides four barriers to prevent the flow of dangerous hydrocarbons to the well head. instead, bp as the chairman said, chose a long string approach which has only two barriers, an internal document of the company warned that this approach was not recommended because, quote, cementing simulations indicate its unlikely to be a successful cement job. and you can look at tab 6 of the notebook that you have in front o...
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