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BP was focused on small detail – and missed before hazards before Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster, concludes damning report

U.S. government report finds BP focused too much on little safety details
It blames contractor-owner split made difference in accident prevention
Eleven workers were killed in the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig blast
Around 200 million gallons of oil flowed into the gulf from the blown-out well

BP focused too much on small safety details instead of the big systemic hazards that led to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a U.S. government safety panel [...]