BP's Secret Deepwater Blowout September 2008

[HolyCity2012]

Source: Greg Palast, Truthout and Buzzflash

You've heard and seen much about the Gulf disaster that killed 11 BP workers. If you have not heard about the earlier blowout, it's because BP has kept the full story under wraps. Nor did BP inform Congress or US safety regulators, and BP, along with its oil industry partners, have preferred to keep it that way.

The earlier blowout occurred in September 2008 on BP's Central Azeri platform in the Caspian Sea.

As one memo marked "secret" puts it, "Given the explosive potential, BP was quite fortunate to have been able to evacuate everyone safely and to prevent any gas ignition." The Caspian oil platform was a spark away from exploding, but luck was with the 211 rig workers.


Read more: http://www.truthout.org/node/1239

[SpiralHawk]

1. Wow - BP is totally infested with Republicon Family Pharisee Values

As they demonstrate over and over and over

[Mnemosyne]

2. K&R for more visibility. n/t

[crickets]

3. Another kick.

[niyad]

4. too late to rec, will kick for needed visibility