Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling, Report to the President, January 2011

The Commission's report offers the American public and policymakers alike the fullest account available of what happened in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010 and why, and proposes actions, changes in company behavior, reform of government oversight, and investments in research and technology, required as industry moves forward to meet the Nation's energy needs.