The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling released a sneak preview of its report Wednesday. Verdict: “systemic failure” by all parties involved, including government regulators. The Commission says this kind of thing could happen again.
More:
“Commission blames Deepwater Horizon spill on ‘systemic problems,'” Scott Tong, Marketplace.
“Companies accused of cost-cutting in oil spill report,” BBC News.
“The Deepwater Horizon report: Blame and shame,” The Economist.
“Gulf of Mexico oil spill could happen again, says report critical of BP,” Greig Box-Turnbull, Daily Mirror.
“The oil drilling industry, in over their heads,” Washington Post editorial.
“An oil spill born of complacency,” Financial Times editorial.
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