TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boebert,Earl
AU  - Blossom,James
TI  - Deepwater Horizon: a systems analysis of the Macondo disaster 
SN  - 9780674545267
AV  - TN871.3 .B64 2016eb
U1  - 363.11/9622338190916364 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Cambridge, Massachusetts
PB  - Harvard University Press
KW  - BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010
KW  - Deepwater Horizon (Drilling rig)
KW  - Offshore oil well drilling
KW  - Accidents
KW  - Mexico, Gulf of
KW  - Oil wells
KW  - Blowouts
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Safety measures
KW  - Explosion de la plateforme Deepwater Horizon et marée noire dans le golfe du Mexique, 2010
KW  - Pétrole
KW  - Puits
KW  - Forage offshore
KW  - Mexique, Golfe du
KW  - Éruptions
KW  - Sécurité
KW  - Mesures
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - General
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
KW  - Petroleum
KW  - fast
KW  - Gulf of Mexico
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references and index; Controlling Macondo -- From rig to well -- Weighing Macondo's risks -- The struggle with Macondo -- Planning the production tail -- The production casing plan -- The cementing plan -- The test and displacement plan -- A reconstructed plan -- The systems of the Horizon -- Up to the edge -- The final day -- Going over -- The lessons of Macondo -- Afterword : evidence, reports, and conventional wisdom
N2  - "This book gives a detailed description and analysis of the events leading up to the explosion and fire at BP's Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. The authors provide a comprehensive, fair account of what happened and why, and what could be done to minimize the risk of future business and engineering disasters. Boebert and Blossom question the disaggregated business model for companies that undertake risky, complicated engineering projects in difficult and dangerous environments. They argue that a systems approach, with hands-on attention from top management, is crucial. Writing for the general intelligent reader, the authors provide a clear description of the technicalities of the rig, how it was supposed to work, and how it failed"--
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