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Investigative Body	Reports and Other Documents
Deepwater Horizon Joint (BOEMRE-USCG) Investigation of Deepwater Horizon	Vol.1 (U.S. Coast Guard-Joint Investigation Team) draft report to Commandant 22 April 2011 IADC letter of 31 May 2011 to the Commandant, USCG, regarding the Vol. 1 draft report to Commandant 31 May 2011 BOEMRE Final Report regarding Macondo Well Blowout 14 September 2011 Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team Releases Final Report 14 September 2011 Volume I – USCG Final Action Memo on Vol I 14 September 2011 Volume I – Enclosure to Final Action Memo 14 September 2011 Deepwater Horizon Report Appendices September 2011
*Montara Commission of Inquiry*	Report of the Montara Commission of Inquiry 17 June 2010 Final Government Response to the Report of The Montara Commission Of Inquiry 25 May 2011
BP	Deepwater Horizon Accident Investigation Report 8 September 2010
Transocean	Macondo Well Incident: Transocean Investigation Report, Vol. I June 2011 Macondo Well Incident: Transocean Investigation Report, Vol. II June 2011
*The National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling*	The Staff working papers were written by the staff of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling for the use of members of the Commission. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or any of its members. A Brief History of Offshore Oil Drilling 23 August 2010 Decision-Making Within the Unified Command 11 January 2011 The Amount and Fate of the Oil 11 January 2011 The Use of Surface and Subsea Dispersants During the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 11 January 2011 The Challenges of Oil Spill Response in the Arctic 11 January 2011 Stopping the Spill: The Five-Month Effort to Kill the Macondo Well 11 January 2011 Response/Clean-Up Technology Research & Development and the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 11 January 2011 The Story of the Louisiana Berms Project 11 January 2011 Industry’s Role in Supporting Health, Safety, and Environmental Standards: Options and Models for the Offshore Oil and Gas Sector 12 January 2011 Liability and Compensation Requirements under the Oil Pollution Act 11 January 2011 Scientific Research to Support Oil and Gas Decision Making: Evolution of the Department of the Interior’s Environmental Studies Program 24 February 2011 The National Environmental Policy Act and Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Activities 8 February 2011 Offshore Drilling in the Arctic: Background and Issues for the Future Consideration of Oil and Gas Activities 7 February 2011 Unlawful Discharges of Oil: Legal Authorities for Civil and Criminal Enforcement and Damage Recovery 24 February 2011 Long-Term Regional Restoration in the Gulf: Funding Sources and Governance Structures 24 February 2011 Rebuilding an Appetite for Gulf Seafood after Deepwater Horizon 7 February 2011 Natural Resource Damage Assessment: Evolution, Current Practice, and Preliminary Findings Related to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill 7 February 2011 Continuous Improvement Is Essential: Leveraging Global Data and Consistent Standards for Safe Offshore Operations 11 January 2011 A Competent and Nimble Regulator: A New Approach to Risk Assessment and Management 8 February 2011 Federal Environmental Review of Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico: Environmental Consultations, Permits, and Authorizations 12 January 2011 The History of Offshore Oil and Gas in the United States (long version) 11 January 2011 Chief Counsel’s Report 17 February 2011 Final report of the National Commission on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling 11 January 20
Oil Spill Commission Action	The oil Spill Commission Action (OCSA) project is an outgrowth of the National Commission (above) supported of many of the original Commissioners. OSCA Assessment Report on the status of implementation of the Commission’s recommendations (17 April 2012)
Republic of the Marshall Islands	DEEPWATER HORIZON MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATION REPORT (low resolution version) 17 August 2011
University of California, Berkeley — Center for Catastrophic Risk Management	“Deepwater Horizon Study Group Final Report on the Investigation of the Macondo Well Blowout” 1 March 2011
U.S. Chemical Safety Board Investigation of Deepwater Horizon	Investigation currently underway, report expected late spring of 2012
National Academy of Engineering– Analysis of Causes of Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire, and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents in the Future	Interim Report on Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Blowout and Ways to Prevent Such Events 16 November 2010 Macondo Well-Deepwater Horizon Blowout: Lessons for Offshore Drilling Safety (Prepublication version) 14 December 2011
Petroleum Safety Authority Norway – Macondo Incident	Preliminary conclusions by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) and action recommended after the Deepwater Horizon accident (English summary) 9 June 2011
UK Health and Safety Executive – Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico	The Health and Safety Executive’s Offshore Division is monitoring the situation in the Gulf of Mexico following the fatal explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in April 2010 and has created a website (link at left) to report on its findings, observations and actions.
UK Ministerial commissioned Independent Review for the Deepwater Horizon/Macondo incident	Offshore Oil and Gas in the UK – an independent review of the regulatory regime December 2011
International Organization for Standardization – Subcommittee on Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries	Proposed ISO/TC 67 programme for drilling, well construction and well operations standards, resulting from the Montara and Macondo accidents (N 1119) 1 March 2011
International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP)	International recommendations on well incident prevention, intervention and response Global Industry Response Group recommendations (Summary) May 2011 Oil Spill Response May 2011 Capping & Containment May 2011 Deepwater Wells May 2011

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