Leaking Oil Well Lacked Safeguard Device - WSJ.com - 0 views
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Susan Thur on 01 May 10"U.S. regulators don't mandate use of the remote-control device on offshore rigs, and the Deepwater Horizon, hired by oil giant BP PLC, didn't have one. With the remote control, a crew can attempt to trigger an underwater valve that shuts down the well even if the oil rig itself is damaged or evacuated"