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High Stakes, High Risks, and the Story Elliott Bent

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5 3⁄8 x 8 3⁄8 • 224 pages

Release Date: October 15, 2010

Pub Date: November 1, 2010
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“ Adissection of the toxic regulatory system that made it possible, Disaster on the ”
clear-eyed look at what really happened on the Deepwater Horizon, and a
Horizon packs a powerful one-two punch – all the more devastating because it’s
delivered by an industry insider.
—Arianna Huffington, Cofounder and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post

What Really Happened Out in the Gulf?

The Deepwater Horizon blowout dominated the world’s attention for months, yet Americans still lack an understanding
of the greatest environmental disaster in U.S. history. Disaster on the Horizon is the first comprehensive book on the
causes of the disaster by expert Bob Cavnar. He delivers a hard-hitting portrait of industry and government woefully
unprepared to respond.
From inside the oil business - field hand to CEO - Cavnar witnessed the carelessness of the industry first hand when he
was burned by a gas well fire in 1981.
Disaster on the Horizon reveals explosive details:
• Collusion between BP and the government to hide the severity of the spill.
• The blowout preventer technology details – why it failed.
• The behind-the-scenes story of the Obama administration’s $20 billion deal with BP.
• How BP blamed others for their mistakes.
• BP’s corner cutting on safety.
• The risky top kill procedure.
• Obama’s failure to take advice from industry experts.
Disaster on the Horizon provides a roadmap for ensuring this never happens again. Cavnar calls out his own industry for
ignoring safety improvements and lobbying to end the moratorium on off-shore drilling as quickly as possible. Cavnar’s
takeaways:
• Technology must be vastly improved before deepwater drilling resumes. The industry had a chance to get
started on this during the moratorium, but delayed and lobbied instead.
• Tougher regulations on deepwater drilling should be enacted--in technology, disaster preparedness, and
response operations.
• A comprehensive energy policy that creates a favorable environment for full-scale alternative energy
development and conservation.

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 Advance Praise

“ Cavnar captures all the drama of the disaster with an oilman's expertise. This book not
only explains what happened on the well on April 20th, but all the decisions made in
the past that led up to that fateful night. In the process, Cavnar hasn't just delivered a
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riveting story, but a political call to arms.
—Mimi Swartz, Executive Editor of Texas Monthly and co-author of Power Failure: The
Inside Story of the Collapse of Enron

“ Bob Cavnar, with thirty years of oil patch experience, has written the definitive story of the
blowout in the Gulf. It is a gripping and deadly tale—one that takes the reader to the rig site,
where he makes you feel the blast and heat from the explosion, and gives you an unrivaled
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look at what actually went on in the blowout and in the months that followed it, the lives
tragically lost, and the lessons to be learned. A must read for everyone concerned about the
oil industry, the effectiveness of government regulation, and America's energy future.
—Mark White, former Governor of Texas

“ Because of Bob Cavnar's extensive experince in the oil and gas drilling business—which
includes being the victim of a drilling-related explosion himself—his book brings alive
the BP disaster in ways no other account has done. Cavnar lets the reader understand
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how the disaster really happened, and who bears responsibility. Not surprisingly, he
also shows what happened during the Bush administration to make this tragedy more
likely.
—Howard Dean, former DNC Chair and Vermont governor; author of Howard Dean's
Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform

“ Brilliant. A must read to understand what happened—and why.

—Bruce Babbitt, former U.S. secretary of the Interior and gover-
nor of Arizona; author of Cities in the Wilderness
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Bob Cavnar is a 30-year veteran of the oil and gas industry with deep experience
in operations, start-ups, turn-arounds, and management of both public and private
companies. He is currently chief executive officer of Luca Technologies, which
harnesses natural processes to sustainably produce natural gas. He was most recently
President and Chief Executive Officer of Milagro Exploration, a large, privately held oil
and gas exploration firm. Cavnar holds a Master of Business Administration degree
from Southern Methodist University and completed the Program for Management
Development at the Harvard Business School. He lives in Houston, Texas and blogs at
DailyHurricane.com

Pub Date November 1, 2010 • ISBN: 9781603583169 • $14.95US • 5 3⁄8 x 8 3⁄8 Paperback Original