Blowout in the Gulf : the BP oil spill disaster and the future of energy in America /

The authors feel that BP's Oil Spill Response Plan was pure fantasy. For the future, our emphasis needs to be on true prevention, and our risk-management polices need to be based on better understandings of humans as well as hardware.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Freudenburg, William R. (Author)
Other Authors:	Gramling, Robert, 1943-2014
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2011.
Subjects:	BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010. Oil spills > Mexico, Gulf of. Drilling platforms > Accidents > Mexico, Gulf of. Offshore oil industry > Environmental aspects > Mexico, Gulf of. Explosion de la plateforme Deepwater Horizon et marée noire dans le golfe du Mexique, 2010. Déversements de pétrole > Mexique, Golfe du. Plateformes de forage > Accidents > Mexique, Golfe du. Pétrole offshore > Industrie > Aspect de l'environnement > Mexique, Golfe du. Drilling platforms > Accidents Offshore oil industry > Environmental aspects Oil spills Gulf of Mexico 2010 Nonfiction.
Online Access:	http://mitpress-ebooks.mit.edu/product/blowout-in-gulf

Description
Summary:	The authors feel that BP's Oil Spill Response Plan was pure fantasy. For the future, our emphasis needs to be on true prevention, and our risk-management polices need to be based on better understandings of humans as well as hardware.
Physical Description:	xiii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-223) and index.
ISBN:	9780262015837 0262015838