2005 - The Year of the Perfect Storms in the Gulf of Mexico
Probability that a spill will be greater than 100 Barrels = 10%
Root Cause Analysis
Top 3 Causes of Oil Platform Spill Incidents, '98-'07:
#1 - Hurricanes - 47%
#2 - Structural Failure - 26%
#3 - Operator Error - 18%
91% of all incidents
source: API Publication 356 August 2009
