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16%OFFEarl Boebert - Deepwater Horizon: A Systems Analysis of the Macondo Disaster - 9780674545236 - V9780674545236
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Deepwater Horizon: A Systems Analysis of the Macondo Disaster

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Description for Deepwater Horizon: A Systems Analysis of the Macondo Disaster Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: WZ. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
On April 20, 2010, the crew of the floating drill rig Deepwater Horizon lost control of the Macondo oil well forty miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Escaping gas and oil ignited, destroying the rig, killing eleven crew members, and injuring dozens more. The emergency spiraled into the worst human-made economic and ecological disaster in Gulf Coast history. Senior systems engineers Earl Boebert and James Blossom offer the most comprehensive account to date of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Sifting through a mountain of evidence generated by the largest civil trial in U.S. history, the authors ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
633g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674545236
SKU
V9780674545236
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-14

About Earl Boebert
Earl Boebert is a retired Senior Scientist at the Sandia National Laboratories. James M. Blossom gained his engineering experience at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the General Electric Corporation. Peter G. Neumann is Principal Scientist in the Computer Science Laboratory at SRI International.

Reviews for Deepwater Horizon: A Systems Analysis of the Macondo Disaster
Readers wanting to know just what happened and why in the Deepwater Horizon disaster will never find a better book.
Steve Donoghue Open Letters Monthly (09/13/2016) Two senior systems engineers offer a comprehensive account of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill, where escaping gas and oil destroyed the rig, killing 11, injuring dozens and creating the worst human-made ecological disaster ever ... Read more

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