Report Says Macondo Spill Mainly BP’s Fault

摘要

A long-awaited report on the causes oflast year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill disasterlays blame primarily at the feet of oil gi-ant BP, but also faults contractor Hal-liburton and rig owner Transocean forcontributing roles.The report also lists nearly 50 recom-mendations for enhancing the safety ofoffshore operations, including improve-ments in blowout preventers and gas-kickdetection systems, and ways to mitigatethe risk of ignition aboard a rig.