Underwater mudslides are the biggest threat to offshore drilling, and energy companies aren't ready for them
- Written by Ian MacDonald, Professor of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University
Oil sheen drifting from the site of the former Taylor Energy oil rig in the Gulf of MexicoAP Photo/Gerald Herbert, FileLike generals planning for the last war, oil company managers and government inspectors tend to believe that because they survived the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, they are ready for all contingencies. Today they are...