Blowout: Deepwater Horizon

Blowout: Deepwater Horizon
Episode Number 24
Season 1
Aired
Overview You don’t have to know much about oil and gas to imagine the myriad of technical difficulties that come with drilling an exploratory well miles below a floating platform on the high seas. But after the presence of oil is confirmed, then what? Explore the step-by-step sequence of failures—flawed design decisions, careless oversights, deliberate procedural shortcuts, and prioritizing profits over safety—that led to the worst environmental disaster in US history.
Runtime 35 minutes
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