Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE)

… Union Oil Company’s reckless well plan forever scarred the U.S. offshore program. Learn more about the details.

Examinations of the Santa Barbara, Montara, and Macondo blowouts, the Piper Alpha fire, and other major incidents should be a part of every petroleum engineering curriculum, and should be mandatory for those who conduct and regulate offshore oil and gas operations.

There is no better learning experience than studying the failures that had such enormous human and economic consequences.