Final Deepwater Report Released

摘要

Released on Sept. 13, a final federal report on the cause of the explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil platform did not immediately result in a rush to re-engineer wells, rigs or platforms, largely because new offshore regulations have been in development since the April 2010 blowout of BP's Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico.The report ties up more than a year of research and hearings into the well blowout that took 11 lives and resulted in a months-long oil spill and cleanup. The report, authored by the Coast Guard and the Bureau of Ocean, Energy, Management, Regulation and Enforcement, says BP was ultimately responsible for the accident. It also places