New report details devastating mechanical troubles
(NEWSER) - The flow of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico could have been stopped—but for a single piece of mangled drilling pipe that got in the way, according to contractors who examined BP's raised blowout preventer. As oil began gushing from the Deepwater Horizon rig in April, a section of drill pipe buckled from the force, blocking the blowout preventer's giant shears from closing the well, the Los Angeles Times notes. More»
