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 ...
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) ...
HOUSTON, Oct. 25-- A joint investigation team (JIT) of the US Coast Guard and the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement received a 60-day extension of the deadline for the ...
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 ...