Front Matter (i-xx)

Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon Blowout (1-2)

Summary (3-9)

1 Introduction (10-18)

2 Well Design and Construction (19-44)

3 Blowout Preventer System (45-74)

4 Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (75-89)

5 Industry Management of Offshore Drilling (90-110)

6 Regulatory Reform (111-127)

7 Concluding Comments (128-129)

References (130-135)

Appendix A: Statement of Task (136-137)

Appendix B: Public Agendas of the Committee on the Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire, and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents in the Future (138-141)

Appendix C: Findings, Observations, and Recommendations (142-165)

Appendix D: Calculating the Differential Pressure at the Start of the Negative Test and the Quality of Foam Cement (166-169)

Study Committee Biographical Information (170-176)