The primary cause of BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was ____.
A) faulty equipment and poor decision-making
B) an explosion on the oil rig
C) a lack of federal oversight
D) the oil rig crashing into a underwater reef
E) leakage from old,rusty pipes

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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was primarily caused by a combination of faulty equipment, specifically the blowout preventer, and poor decision-making by the personnel involved, which led to a failure to properly interpret the pressure test results.

The Primary Cause of BP's Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf