TimeZoneBaker here, NewBaker. If you have questions, let me know. Have you practiced by posting in the /comm/ area?
The spill itself was probably not intentional, but the fucked up response was definitely intentional
and delayed by the government telling the responders how to handle it. Everyone in the oil
patch knew immediately how to stop the flow, but the US government would not let them. They
wanted weeks of bad press with the underwater flow to allow them to push through the
excessive and harmful legislation (BSEE) that followed. Definitely black hat stuff.
Things are slow. You'll do fine. Are you using Notepad++? Nothing better for baking, and it's free.