Will the Gulf Spill Lead to Better Blowout Preventers?  

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Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Machine Design (Soft Copy ada dalam http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 83 no. 13 (Aug. 2010), page 22-24.
Topik: Oil Spills; Petroleum Industry; Oilfield Equipment & Services; Product Safety; Maintenance Management; Offshore Oil Wells

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Blowout preventers (BOPs) on subsea drilling rigs are the last line of defense against catastrophic oil spills. But as the Deepwater spill shows, they are far from infallible. They've been around since 1920 and their purpose hasn't changed much over the last 90 years. What has changed are the conditions BOPs must withstand and still function. BOP designs have changed, but most changes seemed aimed at lowering costs, not improving safety. For example, advances in metallurgy, hydraulics, and electronics have led to smaller and lighter BOPs. Risks to both oil companies and the environment, not to mention workers and innocent bystanders, can run in the billions of dollars, as amply illustrated by the Deepwater Horizon fiasco. So it would seem a prudent step for the oil industry and government bodies regulating them to undertake some serious risk analysis, then rewrite and strictly enforce rules on designing, real-world testing, operating, and maintaining BOPs.

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