Final Report (Released 01/11/2011)
Full Final Report (16.76 MB)
Introduction (Front Matter) (1.5 MB)
Part I: The Path to Tragedy (6.85 MB) |
Chapter 1 (2.25 MB) "Everyone involved with the job...was completely satisfied..." The Deepwater Horizon, the Macondo Well, and Sudden Death on the Gulf of Mexico |
Chapter 2 (4.02 MB) "Each oil well has its own personality" This History of Offshore Oil and Gas in the United States |
Chapter 3 (1.05 MB) "It was like pulling teeth." Oversight--and Oversights--in Regulating Deepwater Energy Exploration and Production in the Gulf of Mexico |
Part II: Explosion and Aftermath (15.01 MB) The Cause and Consequences of Disaster |
Chapter 4 (3.22 MB) "But, who cares, it's done, end of story, [we] will probably be fine and we'll get a good cement job." The Macondo Well and the Blowout |
Chapter 5 (3.77 MB) "You're in it now, up to your neck!" Response and Containment |
Chapter 6 (4.92 MB) "The worst environmental disaster America has ever faced" Oiling a Rich Environment: Impacts and Assessment |
Chapter 7 (3.94 MB) "People have plan fatigue . . . they've been planned to death" Recovery and Restoration |
Part III: Lessons Learned (6.17 MB) Industry, Government, and Energy Policy |
Chapter 8 (3.49 MB) "Safety is not proprietary" Changing Business as Usual |
Chapter 9 (2.33 MB) "Develop options for guarding against, and mitigating the impact of, oil spills associated with offshore drilling." Investing in Safety, Investing in Response, Investing in the Gulf |
Chapter 10 (1.01 MB) American Energy Policy and the Future of Offshore Drilling |
Back Matter (876 KB) |
- End Notes (336 KB)
- Appendix A: Commission Members (489 KB)
- Appendix B: List of Acronyms (180 KB)
- Appendix C: Executive Order (222 KB)
- Appendix F: Staff Working Papers (202 KB)
- Index (538 KB)
| Chief Counsel's Report | |
| Recommendations for Decision Makers (7.68 MB) | |
| Staff Working Papers | |
| Download Press Kit (2.38 MB) |
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The first printing of the Commission's Final Report contained the following typographical errors:
- P. 103, 2nd line in the final paragraph: currently reads "3000 foot plug"; should read "300 foot plug"
- P. 139, 1st line of the fourth paragraph: "prophesy" should read "prophecy"
- P. 305, 3rd line of first paragraph: currently reads "United States could pay an important leadership role"; should read "United States could play an important leadership role"
These errors have been corrected in the electronic version of the report available on this web site and in the Government Printing Office's subsequent printings of the report.