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

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I can't imagine that some people thought this scenario was impossible

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It's the severity of this scenario that's made the thought of it impossible.

From cementing, to the BOP, 3 different safety devices failing, the sinking of the rig, first no leak, then multiple leaks (streams/gushers..whatever you want to call them), needing a bigger, modified containment dome fabricated, running into crystaling problems with the dome, bad weather...I could go on and on. I've never seen another situation where so much has gone so wrong in such a short time span.

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I can't imagine that some people thought this scenario was impossible

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I chose my words poorly there. I should have never used impossible. Inprobable would be a better word.

Every time something goes wrong, we come up with a policy to change it and try to prevent it from happening again. When all the information comes out about exactly what went wrong, and why it went wrong, there will be some very strict, new regulations that we will follow.