Moderators lazarus Posted May 6, 2010 Moderators Posted May 6, 2010 An improvement notice issued by the Health and Safety Executive in 2005 says the remote blowout preventer control panel on a rig called Transocean Rather leased by BP was not "maintained in an efficient state, efficient working order and in good repair". Transocean, the operator of the rig which sunk after an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico two weeks ago, was also reprimanded by UK regulators in 2006 for problems with tools used for blowout preventer pressure testing on another rig. The 2006 notice claims a blowout preventer testing tool was "not suitable for the purpose for which it was provided and failed in service, exposing persons to risks that endangered their safety". http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsb...blem-in-UK.html Quote Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. Einstein
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