The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) posted its BOP/LMRP testing status report, outlining the ongoing forensic testing process regarding the blowout preventer (BOP) and lower marine riser package (LMRP) ...

WASHINGTON, DC, Dec. 27-- The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board can’t meaningfully examine the Macondo well’s blowout preventer as long as the BOP’s owner, Transocean Ltd., and ...

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Nearly seven years ago, federally-mandated testing protocol required operators to test the integrity of their BOP equipment every 14 days. “These stricter protocols are essential to a rig’s safety and ...

HOUSTON, Nov. 9-- The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board and a federal Joint Investigation Team (JIT) are discussing who gets direct access during a forensic analysis of the Deepwater ...

Days lost to BOP tests when rig dayrates run about $500,000 add up to already expensive wells for companies such as ConocoPhillips, which is currently participating in three wells being drilled in the ...

This appendix presents background information regarding bolting preload and safety factors used in bolting design. A marine drilling riser is an unpressurized conduit through which drilling operations ...

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