Drilling rig

there are over 14,000 oil spills reported each year. Oil spills happen when there are accidents involving tankers, pipelines, drilling rigs and other oil production and storage equipment. Many of these accidents are usually caused by the carelessness of the people in charge. An example of this would be when, in 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon Macando drilling platform, sparked the largest marine oil spill in United States history. It released millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf…

2035 1.6 million jobs will be created $57 billion government revenue annually, and $2,000 savings per household. In Northeast U.S Just Marcellus building execution capability to intersect more robust gas market, with 100 wells drilled in 2012 and 8 rigs running, remaining carry 850 million at YE…

Imagine a world in which the water was undrinkable, the land was unfertile and the air was suffocating. This is the world consumed by fracking. Fracking is harmful to the environment but seems to be making its way still around the world. Understanding the risk and the benefit ration and becoming educated about the ramifications should be a requirement to the decision makers determining whether an area will allow fracking or not. “The process of this hydraulic fracturing is a well stimulation…

so much that they were there to help. The year was 2010, an oil rig drilling roughly 45 miles off the coast of Louisiana exploded causing a disaster on levels not previously seen in history. The facts of this instance are summed up in an article from the Smithsonian Institute, “The Gulf oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Within days of the April 20, 2010 explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people, underwater…

There are plenty of museums in the world that are exciting to see. They can range from toys, wax, or even food. There is one museum in specific that catches the eye called the Houston Museum of Natural Science. This museum had ranked number five on the top ten museums of Houston (Houston Press March 7, 2013). There’s a reason why it has this ranking due to its unique exhibits such as displays of exquisite gems and minerals, the butterfly center or the Hall of Malacology, Hall of Ancient Egypt…

what occurred in 2010 was that a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was not properly taken care of, and many safety regulations were ignored, in hope of making more money for the company. This is very similar to the way that the girls in the ‘Happiness House’ were treated. Mumtaz did not care for the girls she employed. She only gave them enough comfort to survive, and still be able to make money for her business. In an article from Propublica.com about the rig explosion, when speaking about the…

What is a ‘blow out’? Describe the series of events that led to this release of petroleum material. The Deepwater Horizon Spill was caused by the explosion of an oil drilling rig named “Deepwater Horizon” as told by the Environmental Protection Agency in their report (most recently updated in 2015). The Oil Drum, a news source dedicated to discussing “energy and our future”, denotes in more detail the events that led up…

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What is Oil Pollution? Oil pollution refers to the release of oil into the ocean. The source of the oil is more often than not due to human activity. The term is usually used to refer to oil pollution in the oceans but can also refer to oil pollution on land. Why is Oil Insoluble in Water? Oil is composed of hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are insoluble in water because water is a polar molecule and hydrocarbons are non-polar. The general dissolving rule is that ‘like dissolves in like’, since…

Have you ever imagined your swimming pool filled with oil? The explosion happened back in 2010 but still impacting us today. The Deepwater Horizon was an offshore oil rig that initially was ignited and caught on fire, then soon after exploded. Approximately 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.S history. Affecting millions of people and the atmosphere, the Deepwater Horizon explosion was the…