Overview focused on drilling engineering about the blowout in Gulf of Mexico

Abstract

Although the cause of blowout in Gulf of Mexico had been discussed in 2011 JAPT symposium, most of Japanese drilling engineers are not familiar with this incident in detail even after four years. JAPT drilling committee has decided to hold once again the symposium about this incident based on the investigation report issued by public sector agency. For making fruitful discussion with many audiences who are not familiar this incident and deep water drilling, this presentation has been prepared for introducing the outline of this incident as session 1.