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Tag: Blowout preventer

Maddow-Blow out preventers proven not to work-new deepwater permits anyway

A forensic study conducted by Det Norske Veritas, into the cause of the BP Oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has determined that a blowout preventer cannot work once the pressure event meant to trigger the valves to close goes off a well head, because the valves become misaligned by the event. Nevertheless, the US Department of the Interior continues to issue deep water drilling permits in the Gulf to known bad corporate actors like BP, Chevron, Shell and more.

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