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When a Few Seconds Spilled 3.3 Million Barrels into the Gulf
When a Few Seconds Spilled 3.3 Million Barrels into the Gulf
A single mechanical failure on June 3, 1979 turned a fraction-of-a-minute event into 293 days of uncontrolled oil flow and 3.3 million barrels dumped into the Gulf of Mexico - and no one was ever formally charged. How did a blowout preventer meant to seal a well in seconds instead allow 30,000 barrels a day to gush from the Bay of Campeche?
In this episode, we tell the story of the Ixtoc I blowout, the decisions made aboard the Sedco One Thirty-Five, the emergency tactics Pemex and specialists like Red Adair used, and the…
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