Gulf Oil

In 1990, within the Gulf region, political, social and economic tensions were high due to the differing islamic denominations in neighboring nations. By far the largest of these denominations of Islam was Sunni and Shi’a. Differing theological beliefs had created a volatile geopolitical landscape between Iraq and Kuwait. When Iraq came under a new regime and traditional beliefs had become increasingly common, a distaste for the largely Shi’a Kuwait developed, leading to the invasion of Kuwait.…

demands to depart from Kuwait by mid-January 1991, and the Persian Gulf War had started with an enormous U.S.-led air offensive known as an Operation Desert Storm. Also, after 42 days of fierce attacks by the affiliated coalition on the ground and in air, George H.W. Bush, U.S. President at the time, declared a cease-fire on February 28. By that time, a majority of Iraq forces in Kuwait had either fled or surrendered. The Persian Gulf War was…

Engineering: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (BP 2010) Deepwater Horizon was an oil-drilling rig located in the Macondo well, 41 miles south of Louisiana, and operated by BP (British Petroleum Company). On April 20th, 2010 an explosion in the rig killed 11 people and would consequently lead to the biggest oil spill in history. The rig leaked for almost 90 days causing severe environmental damage, as according to new estimates 205.8 million gallons of crude oil were released to the Gulf of Mexico…

passageways, and narrows – the Sinai Isthmus, the Caucasus, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Dardanelles, Bab el Mandeb, the Strait of Hormuz – and the sheltered seas – the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, the Red Sea, and the Persian/Arabian Gulf – that provided the best routes connecting the different extremities of the vast Eurasian/African continent. In addition, the location of this region is full of rich river valleys and productive and was an important source of cotton as well…

Although often identified as the BP Oil Spill, the disaster occurred at the Macondo well and upon the Deepwater Horizon rig. The Deepwater Horizon which was classified as a semi-submersible drilling rig was leased by BP Oil at a cost of $533,000 per day from Transocean, and at the time of the incident was 45 days behind schedule (Crandall, Parnell, & Spillan (2013). Records indicate that several weeks prior to the incident, an inadvertent dislocation of pipe in the blowout preventer occurred…

Oil Rigs provide today’s world with the energy needed to continue. On April 20, 2010, the Deep Horizon Oil Rig, drilling at the Macondo Well forty-one miles off the coast of Louisiana, exploded causing much devastation. The blast, that affected many, was caused due to carelessness by workers on the rig. The havoc caused by the Deep Horizon Oil Rig Blast affected normal life for months. The large amount of oil released into the ocean had negative short and long term effects on aquatic and…

The Gulf War, also known under the code name of Operation Desert Storm, is the effort of a war waged by coalition forces from thirty four nations led by the United States in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. The 1990s event sparkles the long lasting tension following a history of friction between Iraq and the United States in the modern chapter of the world history. According to statistical data reported by CNN, the U.S. Department of Defense has estimated the cost of the…

more than prepared to cause major damage and inflict war. Hussein was the well-known dictator of Iraq. People knew him as being intimidating, irrational, and a lover of war. Iraq was very prepared to overtake Kuwait’s oil supply and cause unfathomable damage. Tiny Kuwait is a major oil supplier to the United States and the US is dependent upon them. Therefor, the United States military…

preventer also failed, allowing for the oil spill to continue to leak. It was found that a nitrogen foam based cement was used in constructing the drilling-well base. The cement quality did not meet regulations and failed numerous lab tests prior to the Deepwater Horizon incident. Failing to meet regulations the cement would be more prone to cracking and causing other parts of the rig to break and eventually end up exploding. Safety is a big part of these oil drilling plants, working with gas…

The Gulf War caused a great deal of instability in the Middle East due to Saddam Hussein's lost of power during the Gulf War which weaken him greatly which directly led to his fall during the Iraq War. This lead to the creation of many Jihadi groups such as ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Taliban who reign using terrorist tactics to exert absolute dominance in the Middle East. These terrorist organization caused a great deal of instability in the Middle East today that could’ve been avoided if Saddam…