Deepwater Horizon dramatises the events leading up to the 2010 explosion and oil spill on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. It portrays operational shortcuts, risk assessments and communication failures among contractors, as well as the human cost of the disaster.

Use in class

The film can support courses in operations, risk management and corporate responsibility. It provides a vivid case of how safety culture, cost pressures and fragmented accountability structures can interact, and it opens discussion on crisis response, stakeholder communication and long term reputational impact.

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