Final Report from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Final Report from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, credited to National Comm. on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Final Report from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling by National Comm. on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Read in English by LibriVox volunteers. On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men, and beginning a catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and spilled over 4 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill disrupted an entire region's economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater drilling for oil and gas - the latest frontier in the national energy supply. Soon after, President Barack Obama appointed a seven-member Commission to investigate the disaster, analyze its causes and effects, and recommend the actions necessary to minimize such risks in the future. The Commission's report offers the American public and policymakers alike the fullest account available of what happened in the Gulf and why, and proposes actions - changes in company behavior, reform of government oversight, and investments in research and technology - required as industry moves forward to meet the nation's energy needs. (Summary from the report)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Final Report from the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
• Author credits: National Comm. on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 31
• Listed recording duration: 17:05:33

Catalogue topics

• economy
• environment
• gulf of mexico
• oil spill
• deepwater drilling
• oil drilling
• disasters
• ecology

Opening tracks: first 24 of 31

1. 00 - Dedication & Foreword — 25:44
2. 01 - The Deepwater Horizon, the Macondo Well, and Sudden Death on the Gulf of Mexico, Pt 1 — 31:30
3. 02 - The Deepwater Horizon, the Macondo Well, and Sudden Death on the Gulf of Mexico, Pt 2 — 36:35
4. 03 - The History of Offshore Oil and Gas in the United States, Pt 1 — 36:34
5. 04 - The History of Offshore Oil and Gas in the United States, Pt 2 — 29:34
6. 05 - The History of Offshore Oil and Gas in the United States, Pt 3 — 38:39
7. 06 - Oversight and Oversights in Regulating Deepwater Energy Exploration and Production in the Gulf of Mexico, Pt 1 — 32:49
8. 07 - Oversight and Oversights in Regulating Deepwater Energy Exploration and Production in the Gulf of Mexico, Pt 2 — 32:15
9. 08 - Oversight and Oversights in Regulating Deepwater Energy Exploration and Production in the Gulf of Mexico, Pt 3 — 36:02
10. 09 - The Macondo Well and the Blowout, Pt 1 — 33:47
11. 10 - The Macondo Well and the Blowout, Pt 2 — 37:36
12. 11 - The Macondo Well and the Blowout, Pt 3 — 33:42
13. 12 - The Macondo Well and the Blowout, Pt 4 — 38:28
14. 13 - Voices from the Gulf I — 10:06
15. 14 - Response and Containment, Pt 1 — 34:23
16. 15 - Response and Containment, Pt 2 — 31:07
17. 16 - Response and Containment, Pt 3 — 30:08
18. 17 - Response and Containment, Pt 4 — 43:20
19. 18 - Voices from the Gulf II — 6:48
20. 19 - Oiling a Rich Environment: Impacts and Assessment, Pt 1 — 34:10
21. 20 - Oiling a Rich Environment: Impacts and Assessment, Pt 2 — 25:47
22. 21 - Voices from the Gulf III — 6:28
23. 22 - Recovery and Restoration — 44:13
24. 23 - Changing Business as Usual, Pt 1 — 37:33

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