For the deep horizon oil spill, cleanup workers used 1,400,000 us gallons 5,300,000l. The deepwater horizon was a semisubmersible platform searching for oil deposits. The state of louisiana was funded by bp to do regular testing of fish, shellfish, water, and sand. Aug 30, 2010 on april 20, 2010, a british petroleum bp offshore oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers on the rig and spilling tens of thousands of barrels of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. Five years after bp spill, new rules for offshore drilling. Apr 19, 2018 on april 20, 2010, the deepwater horizon oil platform operated by bp, was disconnecting from a recently discovered oil reservoir 50 miles south of louisiana when a cascade of equipment. The deepwater horizon spill was the worst oil disaster in us history. On april 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig deepwater horizon, operating in the macondo prospect in the gulf of mexico, exploded and sank resulting in the death of 11 workers on the deepwater horizon and the largest spill of oil in the history of marine oil drilling operations. Oil moved with deepsea currents, creating a plume of oil within the deep sea. The explosion killed 11 workers and injured 17 people. What was the size of the area affected by the oil spill. The presumed blowout preventer bop failure is an important but secondary issue.
Bps deepwater horizon oil well, located 5,000 feet below the oceans surface, leaked 5 million barrels 205. The first explosion on transoceans deepwater horizon rig hit at 9. The subsequent oil spill became one of the biggest manmade disasters in history. The spill was caused by an oil gusher when the drilling machines exploded on april 20, 2010. Before the deepwater horizon oil spill was finally contained and the well capped in july 2010, it was estimated that some 4. Eleven people were killed and the rig started pouring oil into the gulf of. On april 20, 2010, the deepwater horizon oil platform operated by bp, was disconnecting from a recently discovered oil reservoir 50 miles south of louisiana when a cascade of equipment.
The deepwater horizon oil spill blowout did much to change the perception of oil spills as coming just from tanker accidents, train derailments, and pipeline ruptures. Commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill and offshore drilling. May 24, 2010 the deepwater horizon oil spill is also called the bp oil spill, the gulf of mexico oil spill, or the macondo blowout. And where a nonfiction account could bring fresh facts and clarity, bp. Deepwater horizonthe lasting impact of americas largest. High stakes, high risks, and the story behind the deepwater well blowout disaster on the horizon is a behindthescenes investigative look at the worst oil well accident in us history, which led to the current environmental and economic catastrophe on the gulf coast. Mar 01, 2011 the authors suggest that oil rig blowouts are inevitable. The blowout and oil spill on the deepwater horizon in the gulf of mexico was caused by a flawed well plan that did not include enough cement between the 7inch production casing and the 9 78inch protection casing. The bp oil spill started on transoceanoperated macondo prospect in gulf of mexico 20 april 2010. The 2010 deepwater horizon bp oil spill was a megadisaster characterized as the petroleum industrys largestvolume marine oil spill in history. Facts about bp oil spill present the information about the deepwater horizon oil spill. With the pipe that had once channelled oil 1,400 metres up from the sea floor now broken, some 4. More buoyant oil traveled up through about a mile of water column and formed large surface slicks. Apr 17, 2014 its been four years since the deepwater horizon disaster that killed 11 people and unleashed oil into the gulf of mexico for 87 days.
It was a massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico, the largest offshore spill in u. On april 20, 2010, a british petroleum bp offshore oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers on the rig and spilling tens of thousands of barrels of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. From the depth of 1500 m, oil was deposited to the seafloor, formed a plume in the deep water, ascended to the surface, and contaminated the. A joint investigation by frontline and propublica into the trail of problems deadly accidents, disastrous spills, countless safety violations which long troubled the oil giant, bp. In april of 2010, the deepwater horizon oil drilling platform ruptured, and then exploded.
High stakes, high risks, and the story behind the deepwater well blowout disaster on the horizon is a behind the scenes investigative look at the worst oil well accident in us history, which led to the current environmental and economic catastrophe on the gulf coast. Deep oil spills facts, fate, and effects steven murawski. May 24, 2010 a 2015 study by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, published in plos one, links the sharp increase in dolphin deaths to the deepwater horizon oil spill. A method of treating the oil spill is insitu burning or burning oil in a contained area on the surface of the water, which has negative effects on the environment. Although the resulting oil spill has potentially grave environmental implications, recent efforts.
May 20, 2010 gush of oil from deepwater horizon oil spill now being broadcast live after bp accused of withholding information from ocean floor published. The fire was inextinguishable and, two days later, on 22 april, the horizon sank, leaving the well gushing at the seabed and causing the largest marine oil spill in. Created with help from the trust for public land, the deepwater horizon project tracker is a centralized directory of projects funded as a result of the deepwater horizon oil spill. The deepwater horizon was a 10yearold semisubmersible, mobile, floating, dynamically positioned drilling rig that could operate in waters up to 10,000 feet 3,000m deep. Aug 10, 2010 the deepwater horizon spill by the numbers as days stretched into weeks, then weeks into months, bps deepwater horizon wellhead continued to spew millions of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico. Barack obama passage of health care reform britannica. Post and later wrote a book about the bp oil spill and effort to. Bp oil spill statistics deepwater horizon gulf spill numbers. It was an oil spill in the gulf of mexico, the largest marine oil spill in history.
Deepwater horizon oil spill, also called gulf of mexico oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an april 20, 2010, explosion on the. Why is it so hard to get answers about deepwater horizon. On april 20, 2010, a combination of mud, seawater and gas from methane hydrates erupted from the oil well of the deepwater horizon oil rig. Scientists noted that the prevailing paths of the gulf of mexicos loop current and a detached eddy located to the west kept much of the oil, which covered a sizable part of the gulf some. The authors suggest that oil rig blowouts are inevitable. Jan 16, 2018 the explosion of the deepwater horizon oil rig was one of the worst environmental disasters in united states history, spilling millions of gallons of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, oil leak, or oil disaster.
Quotes tagged as deepwater horizon oil spill showing 18 of 8 you know what happens when windmills collapse into the sea. Although the resulting oil spill has potentially grave environmental. The deepwater horizon spill by the numbers as days stretched into weeks, then weeks into months, bps deepwater horizon wellhead continued to spew millions of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico. Deepwater horizon an overview sciencedirect topics. In this lesson, well talk about why it happened and what sort of impact it had on wildlife and humans alike. Deepwater horizon, which premiered september 30, is the first feature film about. Six years after deepwater horizon, tracking a long. It was a result of the well blowout that began with the deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion on april 20, 2010. A controlled burn of spilled oil that was conducted after the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion in 2010 in the gulf of mexico.
Gush of oil from deepwater horizon oil spill now being broadcast live after bp accused of withholding information from ocean floor published. Timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill wikipedia. The deepwater horizon study group dhsg says the risk of future oil and gas development in the deep waters of the gulf, arctic, and other new frontiers pose likelihoods and consequences of catastrophic failures several orders of magnitude greater than the spill that occurred in the gulf of mexico. Deepwater horizon oil spill simple english wikipedia. Apr 20, 2016 the deepwater horizon cleanup officially ended in april 2014, but many people will tell you that the recovery is just getting started. This worksheetquiz will test what you know about the deepwater horizon oil spill. The deepwater horizon oil spill dwh is recognized as the worst oil spill in the u. Deepwater and a sexanddrugs ethics scandal force change. On april 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig deepwater horizon, operating in the macondo. Deepwater horizon movie gets the facts mostly right, but. In the spring of 2010 the world watched for weeks as more than 200 million gallons of crude oil billowed from a hole three miles deep in the gulf of mexico. New us oil drilling regulations aim to prevent another. Deepwater horizon oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an april 20, 2010, explosion on the deepwater horizon oil riglocated in the gulf of mexico, approximately 41 miles 66 km off the coast of louisianaand its subsequent sinking on april 22.
Remembering the 9th anniversary of the deepwater horizon. The movie deepwater horizon gets the facts right, and admirably so but only up to a point. The gulf oil disaster and the future of offshore drilling. Deepwater horizonthe lasting impact of americas largest oil. The deepwater horizon oil spill is an industrial disaster that began on. Deepwater horizon movie vs true story of mike williams. It became the largest offshore oil disaster in history, roughly 18 times the size of the 1989 exxon valdez disaster, which spilled 11 million gallons. Deepwater horizon was a 9yr old semisubmersible, mobile floating, dynamically positioned drilling rig that could operate in water up to 10,000 deep. In fact, beginning with the ixtoc 1 spill off campeche, mexico in 19791980, there have been a series of large spill events originating at the sea bottom and creating a myriad of. And the president said we were to follow the facts wherever they led. Title deepwater horizon response summary website of the deepwater horizon incident unified command which was established to manage response operations to the bp deepwater horizon explosion and oil spill. Whats the environmental impact of the deepwater horizon oil. This accident is also called as gulf of mexico oil spill, bp oil disaster or even macondo blowout. In the bp oil spill, more than 200 million gallons of crude oil was pumped into the gulf of mexico for a total of 87 days, making it the biggest oil spill in u.
The deepwater horizon oil spill is also called the bp oil spill, the gulf of mexico oil spill, or the macondo blowout. More than 200 million gallons of crude oil was spilled into the gulf of mexico during the deepwater horizon oil spill. Deepwater horizon movie vs true story of mike williams, explosion. The following is a timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, the gulf of mexico oil spill or the macondo blowout. Filled with telling detail and hard facts, this book is a mustread for anyone who wants to know the causes and the consequences of the blowout at bps deepwater horizon rig in the gulf of mexico, americas richest aquatic ecosystem.
We will inform our readers about threats to the environment based on scientific facts, not driven by. Bp in hot water over deepwater government book talk. The 11 facts you want are below, and the sources for the facts are at the very bottom of the page. In september 2009, the rig drilled the deepest oil well in. Whats the environmental impact of the deepwater horizon. The deepwater horizon dwh oil spill was unique because unlike most oil spills, a substantial fraction of the released oil was deposited on deepsea floor as both particulate oil close to the macondo well and as oily floc further from the well. The deepwater horizon true story reveals that the rig was located 52 miles off the coast of venice, louisiana.
Deepwater horizon oil spill, also called gulf of mexico oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an april 20, 2010, explosion on the deepwater horizon oil riglocated in the gulf of mexico, approximately 41 miles 66 km off the coast of louisiana and its subsequent sinking on april 22. This aerial image of the oil spill was taken on may 6, 2010, just a few weeks after the initial disaster. The deepwater horizon cleanup officially ended in april 2014, but many people will tell you that the recovery is just getting started. The deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico in 2010 is one of the most studied spills in history, yet scientists havent agreed on the role of microbes in eating up the oil. Deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill us epa. Cavnar uses his 30 years in the business to take readers inside the disaster, exposing the decisions leading up to the blowout and the immediate aftermath. Deepwater horizon and the gulf oil spill the key questions. Deepwater horizon oil spill simple english wikipedia, the. The bp deepwater horizon oil rig exploded 50 miles off the louisiana coast, killing 11 people. Disaster on the horizon is a behindthescenes investigative look at the worst oil well accident in us history, which led to the current environmental and economic catastrophe on the gulf coast. Sep 11, 2016 mark wahlberg in the deepwater horizon film. Deepwater horizon is not the first oil disaster in the gulf in june 1979, an offshore oil well operated by pemex, a stateowned mexican oil company, had a blowout and caught fire off the coast of ciudad del carmen in mexico in much shallower water than the well the deepwater horizon was drilling. Sep 30, 2016 the subsequent oil spill became one of the biggest manmade disasters in history. Six years after deepwater horizon, tracking a long recovery.
Established by executive orde r 543 on may 21, 2010 by president barack obama, the mission of the national commission on the bp deep water horizon oil spill and offshore drilling commission was to examine the relevant facts and circumstances concerning the root causes of the deepwater horizon explosion and develop options to guard against. What is the best book to read about the deepwater horizon. Lehigh university professor of history and chemical engineer john kenly smith talks. Heres the absolute best explanation of how and why it happened.
Page on its free to the public for download, but you can buy a copy if you want. Court order granting partial summary judgment of liability for the spill. Nearly six years after bps deepwater horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 people and injuring 17 others, the department of the interior has proposed mandatory standards for oil well. Barack obama inspecting a tar ball from the deepwater horizon oil spill during a visit to the gulf coast. Deepwater horizon was an ultradeepwater, dynamically positioned, semisubmersible offshore drilling rig owned by transocean. The oil spill it is based on is one example of a company misbehaving. Deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill enforcement us. It was the largest oil rig in the world at the time and had been digging the deepest well in history, starting on the seabed at a depth of 5,000 feet beneath the gulf of mexico. And while williams was a regular presence on the set of deepwater horizon, helping both the actors and berg. How far off the coast was the rig and how deep was it drilling. Fire on the horizon the untold story of deepwater horizon.
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