Oils

Exxon Valdez oil spill 1989 Chuck Meacham, a regional biologist for the Alaska Department of fish and game, told the Washington post’s Bill McAllister at the time of the Exxon spill (shin, https://www.washingtonpost.com ). The state of Alaska sued Exxon over the spill, and the federal government indicted the company for violating the Clean Water Act ( shin, https://www.washingtonpost.com )Both Exxon and Mobil began as part of the standard oil trust established by John D. Kockefeller in 1882…

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…

Sridhar Gogineni in his article The Stock Market Reaction to Oil Price Changes analyzed the stock market’s reaction to oil price changes. Considering the level of interest in oil prices and their supposed impact on the stock market, While the stock market is sensitive to oil price changes, financial media seems to over play the supposed impact of oil prices. Oil price changes most likely caused due to supply shifts, i.e., large price changes over a one-day horizon and price changes during the…

The Gulf Oil spill, otherwise known as the Deep Horizon/BP spill, is the largest spill in all of american history. Throughout the 87 days that the well stood open it leaked over 200 million gallons of crude oil, and damaging about 16,000 miles of coastline, despite the collective efforts of around 30,000 people and the use of over 5.5 million feet of boom, a floating barrier used in an attempt to stop oil from spreading. (Smithsonian, “Gulf Oil Spill”) It has affected the wildlife and habitats…

The leaked oil spread over thousands of square miles across the Gulf of Mexico. Like the Exxon Valdez spill, dispersants were also pumped and spread over the leak to help break up the oil in the area. In May, oil began to contaminate beaches in Louisiana. Here it was manually removed, which proved to be very difficult in the marshes and estuaries. In June, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida beaches became affected by the oil. Total, around 1,100 miles of the coast was polluted, and three years…

now widely known for its devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon oil rig 52 miles south-east of Venice, Louisiana exploded on April 20, 2010 in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico igniting a fireball visible from up to 40 miles away. The BP oil spill is and depending on the effects of the oil on the gulf coast may forever be seen as one of the largest, man-made disasters in the United States. Over 4.9 million barrels of oil spilled from the Deepwater…

The environmental case study of choice is oil spillage in Niger Delta region of Nigeria. I decided to write on oil spills in Niger Delta region of Nigeria because it affects the poor and vulnerable populations who are unable to confront the multinational oil companies and government who are benefiting from the proceeds of oil exploration. The region which is home to 20 million people consists of 40 different ethnic groups and occupies 7.5 per cent of the nation’s total land mass (Kadafa, 2012).…

In April 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil spill also known as the BP (British Petroleum) oil spill occurred, the largest marine oil spill in history just 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana. For 87 days oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico leaving an environmental catastrophe and disrupting numerous industries. It is estimated 210 million gallons of oil spilled into the gulf for approximately 68,000 square miles; the environmental effects can still be felt by wildlife and locals in the area.…

and the Deep-water Horizon oil spill is still affecting and harshly damaging the environment and economy. The Smoke and ash filled the air with a massive fiery gust starting the death toll with 11 men along with thousands of nautical creatures to follow. The impact from the massive explosion from the off shore oil rig known as the Deep-water horizon caused five million barrels of oil to be released into the Macondo well. With each barrel holding 48 gallons of crude oil. Causing 176 million…

more thing that is very important, which is called an oil spill. An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, and is a form of pollution. Most of the time oil spills happen in the marine but sometimes happen on land. Not many people think about oil spills, this is because people think that oil spills are not as important, and do not create threats that much. But all of these theories are wrong because oil spills not only harm the Earth, but kill many…