Post-Macondo Task Forces Focus on Offshore Safety

摘要

The Macondo disaster left 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon dead and the nation reeling from its worst maritime oil spill and it left the energy industry searching for ways to make working offshore safer. Now, two years after the Apr. 20,2010, accident, the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the Joint Industry Task Forces have released three reports on recommendations to the federal government on ways to improve offshore safety. "These four Joint Industry Task Forces brought together the world's best experts and these recommendations are part of a comprehensive effort by the industry to strengthen all aspects of offshore safety, while continuing to produce energy and create jobs for Americans," said API Upstream Senior Policy Advisor Holly Hopkins.