Fire on the horizon : the untold story of the Gulf oil disaster / John Konrad and Tom Shroder.

Draws on first-person accounts to examine the Deepwater Horizon oil-rig explosion and the offshore-drilling culture that laid the groundwork for the disaster.

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Main Author: Konrad, John
Other Authors: Shroder, Tom
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Harper, c2011.
Edition:1st ed.
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