[BITList] BP releases report on gulf well blowout-shared responsibility

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By Steven Mufson and Joel Achenbach
Wednesday, September 8, 2010; 9:23 AM 

BP released a long-awaited report Wednesday on an internal investigation into the causes of its Gulf of Mexico oil well blowout, blaming multiple failures by BP and other firms but absolving its much-criticized well design. 

The BP report stressed that "no single factor" caused the April 20 blowout that killed 11 workers, sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and led to the largest oil spill in U.S. history. 

Instead, with lawsuits and a Justice Department criminal investigation in progress, BP spread the blame widely, declaring the disaster a "shared responsibility." 

The report on BP's four-month investigation by a team of more than 50 technical and other specialists said that "multiple companies and work teams" made decisions that contributed to the oil spill. 

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/08/AR2010090801554.html
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