Consequences of Macondo: A summary of recently proposed and enacted changes to us offshore drilling safety and environmental regulation

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Americas E and P Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Conference 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 487-495

  McAndrews, K L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOWOUTS; COST ENGINEERING; DEEPWATER DRILLING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; INFILL DRILLING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

DEEPWATER; DRILLING ENGINEERING; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELVES; PERFORMANCE-BASED REGULATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

EID: 79960220100     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/143718-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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