preventer

In 1924 the first successful blowout preventer was brought to market.

Care should be taken when selecting the rope which is used for preventer lines.

A preventer can be used on yachts to help avoid this.

The most critical lines will sometimes have a backup in the form of a "preventer" line serving the same function.

Later that day a replacement blowout preventer was placed on the well.

The blowout preventer is tested and found to be "functional."

Most likely, gaskets were damaged and the preventer was not locked in time.

It is held to be not only a cure for physical ailments but a preventer of sickness.

It was not much of a recognition preventer!

Tomatoes also offer a good dose of that possible stroke preventer, potassium.

This time, the blowout preventer shuddered, as if struggling to come back to life.

They turned to their mightiest weapon, the 400-ton blowout preventer.

First, remnants of the destroyed oil well and blowout preventer were removed.

An attempt was made to activate the blowout preventer, but it failed.

Both types of annular preventer are in common use.

To reduce the risk of contamination, a backflow preventer can be fitted.

Provides a means of attaching a blowout preventer during drilling.

Trouble was experienced with shackles and preventer guys as they were non-standard.

The primary functions of a blowout preventer system are to:

That explained why the French were not rushing about trying to rig preventer stays and get the ship under way.

Reports indicate an unexpected crushed second pipe is in the blowout preventer.

Abercrombie had an idea for a blowout preventer and took it to Cameron.

When workers on the rig tried to activate the well's blowout preventer, it failed.

Evidence is mounting, however, that the blowout preventer may have been crippled by poor maintenance.

BP representatives suggested that the preventer could have suffered a hydraulic leak.