What is a blowout preventer?

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What is a blowout preventer?

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Apr 30, 2014

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The massive oil spill that flooded the Gulf of Mexico should have been prevented by a fail-safe device called a Blowout Preventer, or BOP. Find out how this safety mechanism is supposed to work -- and why it didn't -- in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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