re: Six Years Ago Today: Deepwater Horizon Explodes

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BP was behind schedule and trying make up the time. Plain and simple.

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In a nutshell yes. They had plenty of chances to prevent this from happening but would have taken more time and money. A CBL and remedial cement job would have prevented it. Displacing directly to the supply vessel was another time saving measure that was often used by many operators. In this case it caused confusion on their displacement and contributed to them not detecting the kick before the gas had reached surface. Once the gas has reached surface it's usually game over. The Blow Out Preventer becomes a big weight on the bottom of the riser.