Synopsis
Hilary Andersson examines the full consequences of the explosion on BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, asking what went wrong and who is really to blame.
- Programme: Panorama
- Episode: BP - In Deep Water
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2010
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