The New York Times
Wed, September 08, 2010 -- 7:26 AM ET
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Inquiry by BP Finds a 'Sequence of Failures' Involving Several Companies Led to Oil Spill
The oil giant BP said Wednesday in an internal report that
multiple companies and work teams contributed to the Gulf of
Mexico spill that fouled waters and shorelines for months.
In its 193-page report posted on its Web site Wednesday, BP
described the incident as an accident that arose from a
complex and interlinked series of mechanical failures, human
judgments, engineering design, operational implementation and
team interfaces.
The report was generated by a BP team led by Mark Bly, the
company's head of safety and operations.
The report is far from the final word on possible causes of
the explosion, as several divisions of the federal
government, including the Justice Department, Coast Guard and
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and
Enforcement, are also investigating.
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