Drilling rig

Many people would associate the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 as the world’s worst human-caused ecological disaster, citing the devastating effect the spilled oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Although the slick has spread over a large area, destroy BP’s publicity, and has killed many marine-based wildlife, other events in history makes the oil spill appear incredibly minor in comparison. For example, in John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, the Dust Bowl, a result of bad farming techniques…

spills affect the environment and economy. The Gulf of Mexico has over a thousand oil rigs. The Deepwater Horizon is one of the biggest oil rigs on the Gulf of Mexico. In 2010 there was one of the largest oil spills in History. As many oil rigs as there are on the Gulf of Mexico there are frequent spills. Deepwater Horizon was considered the largest marine oil spill in history. After the explosion the oil rig sank 2 days later. It killed 11 people and injured 17. Along with the explosion the…

The Coal Oil Point along the California coast releases and estimated 2,000 to 3,000 gallons of oil into the Oceans each day, according to livescience.com. The BP Deepwater Horizon catastrophe in 2010 spilled 205.8 million gallons of oil and 225,000 tons of methane into the Gulf of Mexico, proven by biologicaldiversity.org. An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution. Since so much…

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was a tragic mishap on BP’s behalf, killing several rig workers and having many other outreaching effects. The amount of crude oil that was spilled into the Gulf of Mexico over the course of approximately three months was 4.9 million barrels of oil and to go along with that, 2 million gallons of chemical dispersants to the Gulf. A major group of crude oil, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) was discovered along the northern shorelines of the Gulf of Mexico.…

What if people were fish and someone put oil in our homes? When the oil went into the water, all the fish and other sea creature’s home were ruined. Does the Gulf oil spill affect humanity? Is the Gulf oil spill harmful to the water that we drink today? The Gulf coast, marine life, and human communities were all affected by the oil spill. To people who experienced the oil spill, they know that it is one of the most tragic oil spills in the history of the United States. There were cameras…

(Smithsonian Natural Museum of Hihttp://ocean.si.edu/gulf-oil-spill) In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig, which was owned by the British Petroleum Co., blew up and spilled more than 200 million gallons of crude oil in the Gulf of Mexico. The leakage from the rig lasted about 87 days, which made it the biggest oil spill in American history. The Gulf coastlines the American states of Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and a bit of Alabama. The oil spill affected many things, it took the lives of many…

The BP oil spill, also known as the “Deepwater Horizon oil spill”, took place in the Gulf of Mexico, beginning on April 20, 2010. The BP owned Transocean- operated Macondo Prospect exploded and sunk. Oil spilled from this oil rig for 87 days until it was contained on July 15, 2010 but not official sealed until September 19, 2010. The United States Government predicted that about 4.9 million barrels of oil was spilled and that is about 210 million gallons. The oil spread around 2,500 to 68,000…

The cause of a leak that spilled more than 140,000 gallons of crude on the Santa Barbara was of external corrosion in May.The spill occurred after pumps on the Plains All American Pipeline. This is were shut down and restarted, sending a larger volume of oil surging through the 2-foot-wide pipe at higher pressure. This company is known with a history of violations. After the leak, the alarm in the system was sent off and did not shut down for about 30 minutes.State and federal prosecutors are…

The Dolphin population is dying off because of the effects. However, if we apply science to that aspect, where the inflicted population of dolphins is from. What waters we should keep an eye on. Even still to this day, it is also found that the oil rig itself, is still leaking into the Gulf. The fact that they never completely took care of the problem, is appalling in itself, but if we apply science to the issue, we will be able to possible stop the leaking all together. During the initial…

Shell drilling camp notes Day 1- we learned health, safety and emergency procedures when off shore. Such as how to get out of a sinking helicopter, how to properly swim once floating in the water, team techniques to increase our chance of survival, and use lifesaving equipment if need to abandon ship/platform. Then we learned why it is important to follow safety regulations and why certain procedures are done and how it is everyone's responsibility to prevent it. As well as how the Piper drill…