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To: stockman_scott who wrote (190672)5/1/2010 3:36:33 AM
From: marcher1 Recommendation  Respond to of 361271
 
yep. actually i'm against all oil drilling...my oil sands position needs a kick in the arse. -g-



To: stockman_scott who wrote (190672)5/1/2010 12:45:07 PM
From: cirrus  Respond to of 361271
 
Any explanation WHY the blowout preventers failed or the pass/fail rate? Given the importance of the devices and the consequence of even one failure, I would think theses gizmos would have a half dozen backups...

there were 117 failures of blowout preventers during a two-year period