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BP blames its engineers in internal probe

Posted on Aug 30, 2010

A BP internal investigation of the Deepwater Horizon disaster blames its engineers for misreading test results on the well’s stability shortly before the explosion on April 20. According to the report, managers believed the test showed that the well was in good condition, prompting their decision to replace some of the drilling mud with lighter seawater to prevent gas from escaping. In reality the test indicated that a blowout was imminent, Bloomberg reports. The move proved disastrous as gas raced up the well and triggered an explosion which killed 11 workers, injured 17 persons and began a three month period in which almost 5 million gallons poured into the Gulf of Mexico.

BP said it will release its internal probe finding within 10 days.

Source: Reuters

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