Oil has been gushing into the Gulf of Mexico for almost 90 days because, in part, the well’s blowout preventer didn’t work. And as it turns out, the blowout preventers on the relief wells — the relief wells that are the only way to permanently stop the oil from leaking — were also found to have “performance problems.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=123904