Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling

Contents

• Front matter p. 1 Read →
• SANTA BARBARA OIL SPILL p. 30 Read →
• AUGER TENSION-LEG PLATFORM p. 40 Read →
• DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION PLAN APPROVED PRODUCTION WELL APPLICATION FIRST OIL / GAS PRODUCTION p. 62 Read →
• SHELLFISH CORALS p. 184 Read →
• MS AL LA GA p. 187 Read →
• MACONDO WELL p. 199 Read →
• The Need for a New Approach to Risk Assessment and Management p. 252 Read →
• The Need for a New, Independent Agency p. 255 Read →
• Safeguarding the Environment p. 261 Read →
• The Need for Greater Interagency Consultation p. 263 Read →
• The Need for Improved Oil Spill Response Planning p. 266 Read →
• The Need for a New Approach to Handling Spills of National Significance p. 268 Read →
• The Need to Strengthen State and Local Involvement p. 269 Read →
• The Need for Increased Research and Development to Improve Spill p. 270 Read →
• The Need for a More Robust Well Design and Approval Process p. 275 Read →
• The Need for Fair, Transparent Compensatory Restoration Based on Natural p. 277 Read →
• The Need to Address Human Health Impacts, Especially Among Response p. 278 Read →
• The Need to Restore Consumer Confidence p. 279 Read →
• The Need for Better Tools to Balance Economic and Environmental Interests p. 282 Read →
• The Need to Increase Existing Limitations on Responsible Party Liability p. 284 Read →
• The Need for Assessment of the Existing Claims Process p. 288 Read →
• The Need for Congressional Awareness and Engagement p. 289 Read →
• The Need for Adequate Funding for Safety Oversight and Environmental p. 291 Read →
• ENDNOTES p. 313 Read →
• Jackson Eaton Scott McKee p. 368 Read →
• INDEX p. 369 Read →
• Notes not linked in the text Read →

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