Bp officials have placed a containment cap over the leak in hopes that the flow of oil. Gulf oil spill hearing as it happened us senators sought answers from the deepwater horizon rigs owners and operators in the wake of the gulf oil spill disaster richard adams. Bp is finally on the up following the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010 credit. Over the next 50 days, bps oil platform, deepwater horizon, poured an estimated 4 million barrels approximately 170 million gallons of raw petroleum into the gulf. Gulf of mexico oil spill interactive when oil gushed out of the deepwater horizon oil rig in the gulf of mexico in spring and summer 2010, it was all anyone could talk about. The riser, or pipe, was left crumpled and oil began to spew into the ocean. An ongoing oil spill that has been leaking into the gulf of mexico for more than 14 years is finally being contained, the u. On april 20, 2010 there were 126 men and women on board when a sudden. On april 20, 2010, a tragic explosion caused the death of eleven workers and an oil spill that would result in the largest spill in history. Oil from the deepwater horizon oil spill approaches the coast of mobile, alabama, 6 may 2010. Gulf oil spill report, released wednesday, said in the days leading up to the disaster, bp made a series of decisions that complicated cementing. For months, oil gushed into the gulf, spreading death and destruction. The oil spill in the gulf of mexico that began on april 20, 2010, may be the worst environmental disaster in u. Gulf coast oil spill may be largest since 2010 bp disaster.
There have been three major oil spills in the gulf of mexico. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. The macondo well, now known as the site of the nations largest oil spill, erupted on april 20, 2010, approximately 40 miles off the louisiana coast in the gulf of mexico. Bp spill played out before, during, and after the macondo blowout, this books a good pick. Burning and skimming operations in the gulf of mexico. Featured sites web sites with updates on the gulf of mexico oil spill situation. In april 2010, the deepwater horizon drilling rig exploded and sank. Seventy to 79 percent of the oil that the deepwater horizon blowout spewed into the gulf of mexico between late april and july 15 was probably still lurking in some form in gulf. The devastating impact of the gulf oil spill by antonia juhasz. As if shrimpers and fishermen, already staggered, need an oil spill that will finish them.
Prices are up and the harvest is down, ever since the 2010 bp oil spill, but the exact cause. Oil spill from bp explosion spreads in gulf of mexico by tom eley 29 april 2010 an oil spill caused by last weeks deadly explosion on a british petroleum bp oil rig in the gulf of mexico is. The oil slick spreading across the gulf of mexico has shattered the notion that offshore drilling had become safe. Bps rebranding after the us gulf of mexico oil spill 2010. Scientists noted that the prevailing paths of the gulf of mexicos loop current and a detached eddy located to the west kept much of the oil, which covered a sizable part of the gulf some three. The social and economic impact of the gulf oil spill. As a result, oil began leaking into the gulf creating one of the largest spills in american history. This accident is also called as gulf of mexico oil spill, bp oil disaster or even macondo blowout.
The gulf oil spill disintegrated this island national. Bps deepwater horizon oil well, located 5,000 feet below the oceans surface, leaked 5 million barrels 205. The deepwater horizon oil spill, from april 2010 to august 2010. The new estimate from marine scientists comes two weeks after a report that prompted rosy conclusions from some obama administration officials about the gulf oil spill. The spill disrupted an entire regions economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater drilling for. Publishers ready books on deepwater horizon oil spill. Restore the gulf a federal web portal with information and resources related to the bp deepwater horizon oil. Several years on, its much further from our mindsbut that doesnt mean the story is over. The confirmed cost of the gulf oil spill to bp, as of june 14, 2010. The explosion on april 20, 2010, of energy giant bps deepwater horizon oil rig in the gulf of mexico, coupled with its sinking on april 22, led to the largest accidental marine oil spill in history. Publishers ready books on deepwater horizon oil spill the new. His book about the oil blowout in the gulf of mexico is a sea in flames. This book is included with kindle unlimited membership. Massive oil spill begins in gulf of mexico history.
On april 20, 2010, the gigantic drilling rig deepwater horizon blew up in the gulf. A gigantic oil drilling platform 49 miles off the louisiana coast in the macondo prospect of the gulf of mexico owned by british petroleum was its purpose and operator. An explosion and fire aboard the deepwater horizon oil drilling rig in the gulf of mexico, approximately 50 miles off the louisiana coast, kills 11 people and triggers the largest. Well have the take on whats happened and how we got to this point. Bp finally on the up after spending billions to cover gulf. Essay on bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico 3115 words pages. In april of 2010, the deepwater horizon oil drilling platform ruptured, and then exploded. The gulf oil disaster and the future of offshore drilling.
Publishers see opportunities in the deepwater horizon disaster, if an author has an angle. The british oil company, bp, agrees to a guilty plea on 14 criminal charges involving the rig explosion in 2010 that caused a giant oil spill in the gulf of mexico and killed 11 people. 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 cameras revealed the bp pipe was leaking oil and gas on the ocean floor about 42 miles off the coast of louisiana. Gulf of mexico oil spill interactive smithsonian ocean. The spill watch s2010 e2 frontline pbs official site. Disaster had mercilessly struck the gulf and the repercussions would be felt for years. On april 20, 2010, the halfbilliondollar floating oil rig deepwater horizon became a household. The public image of oil giant bp plc has taken some huge hits since the 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill but a new book purporting to look inside bp may.
What economic effects did the deepwater horizon oil spill have. The bp oil spill started on transoceanoperated macondo prospect in gulf of mexico 20 april 2010. Disaster in the gulf of mexico, prolific nonfiction writer and florida resident elaine landau gives young readers the essential facts about the spill. Coast guard orders cleanup of massive 14year oil spill in gulf of mexico following a washington post report, the u. Federal response, reports, videos, images, oil spill cleanup guides, offshore drilling dvdrom u. On april 20, 2010, the crew of the floating drill rig deepwater horizon lost control of the. The rig was located about 66 km 41 mi off the coast of louisiana. Eleven people were killed and the rig started pouring oil into the gulf of mexico. Florida keys residents may not have seen massive tar balls and fish kills after the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill, but small concentrations of toxic crude were still reaching the islands and. An oil spill in the gulf of mexico last week may be the largest in the u. And here is where many fail both history and science. The ixtoc i oil spill, from june 1979 to march 1980.
Deepwater horizon oil spill, also called gulf of mexico oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an april 20, 2010, explosion on the deepwater horizon oil riglocated in the gulf of mexico, approximately 41 miles 66 km off the coast of louisianaand its subsequent sinking on april 22. Lessons learned from the largest oil spill in history. The oil spill in the gulf of mexico that began on april 20, 2010, may be. Facts about bp oil spill present the information about the deepwater horizon oil spill. Uxbridge, canada, may 10, 2010 tierramerica the policies and deals that contributed to the massive oil spill under way in the gulf of mexico are also jeopardising the earths vital biological infrastructure, according to the global biodiversity outlook 3, published monday. The bp oil spill that started below the deepwater horizon oil rig in the gulf of mexico began last april and continued for weeks. The taylor oil spill, from september 2004 to present.
Publishers have bought at least six books relating to the explosion of the deepwater horizon drilling rig in the gulf of mexico on april 20, and several more proposals are circulating. On april 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig deepwater horizon, operating in the macondo prospect in the gulf of mexico, exploded and sank resulting in the death of 11 workers on the deepwater horizon and the largest spill of oil in the history of marine oil drilling operations. The bp oil spill disaster and the future of energy in america. The accompanying diagrams and photographs made it quite clear what happened. Invisible oil from deepwater horizon spill may have. Third, the postleak period when assessment, study, and comparison. Gulf oil spill hearing as it happened richard adams. Precious few of the books on the spill question the fundamental premise that it was the worst environmental disaster in u.
This ebook provides the layreader with an impartial overview of the circumstances leading to the crisis as well as an early analysis of the gulf coast oil spill events. A close look at the accident shows that lax federal oversight, complacency by bp and the other companies involved, and the complexities of drilling a mile deep all combined to create the perfect environmental storm. Brownes bp costcutting led to gulf spill, book says reuters. What is the best book to read about the deepwater horizon disaster. Vessels operate in the area of the deepwater horizon disaster on the gulf of mexico, tuesday, july, 2010. As oil continues to pour into the gulf of mexico following the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion, comfort may come from an unusual direction.
During the next 87 days an estimated 4 million barrels 168 million gallons were released from the reservoir, of which 3. The deepwater horizon spill may have caused irreversible. The flames were gone when the rig sank, but the oil soon covered an area of nearly 3,750 square miles 9,971 sq. The oil spill in the gulf of mexico 1155 words bartleby.
Coast guard orders cleanup of massive 14year oil spill in. The book needs a final chapter about what has happened in the years since the spill. The oil spill in the gulf of mexico 1155 words 5 pages principles environmental science introduction rig of the drilling deepwater horizon operated under british petroleum failed in its operation sinking below the seawater of the gulf of mexico on the 20th of april 2010. The 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill has been called one of the worst environmental disasters in american history and more than six years later. Oil spill in the gulf of mexico may be contributing to a dramatic dive in the regions oyster harvest. Few of the books that have been written about the bp oil leak that began last. Disaster in the gulf of mexico is a new nonfiction book by elaine landau that. Oil spill disaster in the gulf of mexico by elaine landau goodreads. On april 20, 2010, the gigantic drilling rig deepwater horizon blew up in the gulf of mexico, killing eleven crew members and causing a massive eruption of oil from bps macondo well. Why the bp oil spill really happened stephen leahy. The gulf oil disaster ranks as the largest recorded maritime oil spill in u. The social and economic impact of the gulf oil spill by kristina betinis 24 may 2010 as the thick crude gushing from the broken well in the gulf. Presents facts about the oil spill in the gulf of mexico that began on april 20, 2010. Federal officials should have started burning oil off the surface of the gulf last week, almost as soon as the spill happened, said the former oil spill response coordinator for.
If you want a comprehensive report of exactly what happened in the gulf this. On april 20, 2010, a british petroleum bp offshore oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers on the rig and spilling tens of thousands of barrels of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. The initial explosion killed 11 oil rig workers and triggered a subsequent oil spill which dumped millions of barrels of crude oil into the gulf of mexico, with the full extent of the longterm ecological and economic damage to the gulf states and aquatic and wildlife still unknown. News about gulf of mexico oil spill 2010, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times.
On april 20, 2010, the macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men and beginning a catastrophe that sank the deepwater horizon drilling rig and spilled over 4 million barrels of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. Even without global warmingeven if global warming is a hoaxwe must, finally, eventually, kick the carbonenergy addiction. Oil spill seeping into gulf of mexico contained after 14. Bp oil spill report as it happened environment the. Bps report into the explosion on the deepwater horizon oil rig, and subsequent oil spill in the gulf of mexico is published at noon today. On april 20, 2010, an explosion on the deepwater horizonbp mc252 drilling platform in the gulf of mexico killed 11 workers and caused the rig to sink. Oil spill from bp explosion spreads in gulf of mexico. Explore more stories on the original website for the spill. An explosion and fire aboard the deepwater horizon oil drilling rig in the gulf of mexico, approximately 50 miles off the louisiana coast, kills.
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