The National Academies Press, 2012. — 176 p.This report examines the causes of the blowout of the Macondo well that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, and provides a series of recommendations, for both the oil and gas industry and government regulators, intended to reduce the likelihood and impact of any future losses of well control during offshore drilling. The report presents the consensus view of a committee of 15 experts convened by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), operating through the National Research Council (NRC), in response to a request from the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI).
The report has been subjected to a peer review in accordance with NAE–NRC procedures.Well Design and Construction.
Blowout Preventer System.
Mobile Offshore Drilling Units.
Industry Management of Offshore Drilling.
Regulatory Reform.
