FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Contents -- Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon Blowout -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Well Design and Construction -- 3 Blowout Preventer System -- 4 Mobile Offshore Drilling Units -- 5 Industry Management of Offshore Drilling -- 6 Regulatory Reform -- 7 Concluding Comments -- References -- Appendix A: Statement of Task -- Appendix B: Public Agendas of the Committee on the Analysis of Causes of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion, Fire, and Oil Spill to Identify Measures to Prevent Similar Accidents in the Future -- Appendix C: Findings, Observations, and Recommendations -- Appendix D: Calculating the Differential Pressure at the Start of the Negative Test and the Quality of Foam Cement -- Study Committee Biographical Information.