Macondo Spill Panels Political Impact to Come With Final Report

摘要

President Barack Obama's oil spill commission was compelled into releasing one chapter of a report it is preparing in response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster after it was leaked to some media outlets. Chapter 4 points to nine faulty decisions that contributed to the unraveling of the deepwater Macondo oil well — but the seven-member panel will wield even more political influence when it releases its full report on Tuesday with forward-looking recommendations.