Drilling rig

“Leaders in a crisis are forced to operate in full public view, with the media and others positioned to report and critique their actions” (James & Woothen, 2005). Especially with the widespread propagation of bloggers and social media outlets, Voulgaris was faced with dealing with a media that was changing with the time. To manage the perceptions of a changing demographic, she assigned staff to specifically handling the social media circles and she countered rumors and speculation with…

The BP horizon drilling accident is considered the biggest environmental disaster in US history, considered 10 times bigger than Exxon Valdez. Over a period of 86 days (from April to June), about 4.9million barrels of crude was pumped into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The impact of the spill is still being studied. During this period, 57.5 square miles of gulf waters were closed to fishing and other commercial activities. Just top put it in context, the estimated amount of oil spill is…

Brent Spar was first installed in Brent Field in June 1976 (Kirby 1998). This oil platform is designed as a huge floating production stage facility and owned by Shell and Esso for business purposes which including oil storage and tanker loading. After serving for 15 years, Shell decided to abandon the platform by dumping it into deep water sea with the approval of the UK Government (Kirby 1998). In 1995, Shell announced the granted dispose plan to the world. However, this has been strongly…

THE SEVESO DISASTER INTRO The Seveso Disaster was an environmental travesty that occurred on July 10th 1976 due to a chemical manufacturing plant, which released massive amounts of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) into the atmosphere (Lallanilla, 2017). This massive release caused not only environmental implications but health and safety implications as well. Through my research I will deduct what happened at that chemical plant outside of Seveso that caused such a disaster. Further…

occurred in 1971.What happened to make this catastrophe. Well, one day in 1971, a group of soviet geologist went looking for an oil field. During the search they thought they found an oil field, so they began to drill. But little did they know they were drilling on a cavernous pocket of natural gas that couldn't support the weight of the drill. The gases that came out was a casualty for animal. So they lit the crater on fire thinking the gases would burn away. It's been 40 years and it still…

After the explosion the Deepwater Horizon oil rig sunk to the bottom of the ocean where oil spilled out for 87 days, until it was capped on July 15, 2010. This explosion is known as the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry with the US Government estimated the total release of 4.9 million barrels into the ocean. Although the oil rig was capped it was not sealed until September 19, 2010 and some reports saying that it is…

Oil Spill is the officially the largest oil spill in the world history”, (“Mother Nature Network”, Laura Moss). The Gulf Oil Spill started when oil went miles below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, and it exploded. It caused BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig that it killed 11 people. The oil spread for more than 85 days and oiled 572 miles. Along the way, oil killed hundreds of birds and marine lives. Starting from whales, dolphins to small bacterias like copepods. It also impacted humans in negative…

Marine seismic looking over applies the investigation of sound vitality and seismology to delineate structures under the seabed. Towed gadgets produce blasts of acoustic (sound) waves that go through the water and afterward skip back to recipients that measure the quality and return time of every wave. Listening to a voice reverberation in a void room takes a shot at a comparative guideline. The distinction, obviously, is that a human voice does not have the ability to infiltrate layers of rock.…

First and foremost, clearing of toxic waste will never be completely, absolutely, 100% eradicated. As with everything in life, there will always be room for error when disposing of waste. The precautions and heavy regulations put upon businesses and companies that handle toxins and chemicals detrimental to our environment are made to limit the chance of error. In almost all cases, every step is made to prevent events such as oil, chemical, and waste spills. When those regulations are not fully…

coast of Louisiana, after a natural gas explosion ignited the rig. An estimated more than 60,000 gallons of oil spilled from this leakage. The intent of this paper is to highlight the effects seceding the oil spill, including key stakeholders negatively affected such as: property owners along the Southern coast of the United States of America; the seafood and fishing industry; the tourism industry; the hotel industry; the workers on the rig; and the wildlife and environment; the impact of the…