to monitor and evaluate well conditions and minimize the potential for the well to flow or kick,” id. § 250.401. 194 . Indeed, Dr. Tony Hayward, the C.E.O. of BP p.l.c. in 2010 (and who began his career with BP as a geologist), described deepwater mineral exploration as "akin to outer ... space exploration.” Hayward Deposition, 872:8-11. Dr. Hayward estimated that BP was drilling roughly 20 deepwater wells around the world on April 20, 2010. Id. 873:6. He further estimated that, at most, 5 of these wells were considered "higher risk” due to the nature of their geologic formation. Id. at 875:1-19. BP classified Macondo as one of these 5 "higher risk” deepwater wells. 195 . See, e.g., Houston Exploration Co. v. Halliburton Energy Servs., Inc., 269 F.3d 528, 532-33 (5th Cir.2001) (<HOLDING>). 196 . The negative pressure test is discussed
holding that the plaintiffs failure to wear a helmet did not constitute negligence holding that ordinary negligence and gross negligence are not separate causes of action holding that it was reasonable that counsel would not anticipate that the prosecution would attempt to offer inadmissible polygraph evidence holding under louisiana law that a tool operators failure to verify that a valve had been pinned which resulted in a blowout did not constitute gross negligence because inter alia the record did not show that a tool operator would anticipate that an improperly pinned valve would contribute to a well blowout given that the valve at issue was not designed to function as a well control device holding that defendants failure to anticipate future events did not constitute securities fraud