Meeting the challenge of deepwater development
Tags: OFFSHORE oil industry; PETROLEUM -- Prospecting -- Environmental aspects; PETROLEUM industry -- Environmental aspects; PETROLEUM engineering; OFFSHORE oil well drilling; HURRICANE Rita, 2005
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