U.S. completes review of blowout preventer in BP spill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The failure of the underwater blowout preventer that led to the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by the inability of the blind shear rams to close and seal the leaking well, the U.S. government said on Wednesday.

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U.S. completes review of blowout preventer in BP spill

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