re: So, was there ever a disaster plan for a situation like this?

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Where's the technology to remedy this massive frick-up?

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my point was that the incident itself had nothing to do with the lack of technology (or so we think). the cleanup and subsequent well remediation definitely does. after this, there will obviously be changes as the impossible is now possible.

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No one ever considered that a BOP would not function as planned?

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you make this statement as if we know what happened. until we know what failed, we don't know what wasn't planned for.