Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) announced the release of an internal investigation report on the causes of the April 20, 2010, Macondo well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Following the ...

Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) announced the release of an internal investigation report on the causes of the April 20, 2010, Macondo well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Following the ...

), in the two weeks leading up to the incident, were driven by BP's knowledge that the geological window for safe drilling was becoming increasingly narrow. Specifically, BP was concerned that ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc and Transocean Ltd lacked clear guidelines for key tests to ensure that the ill-fated Macondo well was safely sealed before it ruptured and triggered the 2010 Deepwater ...

HOUSTON, July 8-- The relief well being drilled by BP PLC to stop the flow of oil and gas from the Macondo well could penetrate the runaway well in 7-10 days, although the government is standing by an ...

The cases will be heard by the US Department of the Interior’s Board of Land Appeals, Eileen Angelico, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, said in an email. The ...

Foreword / by Peter G. Neumann -- Introduction -- Controlling Macondo -- From rig to well -- Weighing Macondo's risks -- The struggle with Macondo -- Planning the production tail -- The production ...

Offshore oil and gas exploration and production are inherently hazardous activities requiring the coordinated utilization of many complex systems by hundreds of people working for dozens of companies.