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That's holding that formation pressure back. that allows the reservoir fluids, either oil, glass, or water, or a combination of all, to come to the surface. when that happens, usually on top of the drill stem, you have what's known as blowout preventives. and those blowout preventives are supposed to be activated to contain the reservoir liquids, the hydrocarbons, it appears in this case they did not function. >> is that common? have you ever heard of that not functioning to the point where it causes an explosion like this? >> i have heard of it occurring. i have heard of the blowout preventiv...

Rescue, have to be self-sustaining, and as i recall, fire is the biggest concern on an oil rig. a lot of their safety is built around not having fires and not having fires spread. >> that's -- that's correct. explosions and fires are probably the worst thing that could happen on an oil rig there. because you're in a very, very confined area. and so you're very vulnerable to that activity. >> let's talk about this. they have firefighters, trained firefighters, on the rigs at all times. everybody gets a safety briefing every time they come on the rig. or every time they come on to shift on the r...