Authorities said a major environmental disaster was unlikely as the swift current dispersed the oil.

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Staff at the station were subsequently honoured for preventing a major environmental disaster.

BBC: Ascania

In its investigation of the explosion aboard a rig leased from Transocean ( RIG), which killed 11 and resulted in a major environmental disaster, BP said a variety of factors were to blame, and looked to share responsibility with it partners and contractors at the site.

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