Deepwater oil rig disaster

On April 20, 2010, BP's Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 men and dumping nearly 5 million barrels of oil—the equivalent of over 200 million  week after the initial explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that resulted in Offshore oil drilling is an inherently risky activity and, as the BP oil spill 

20 Apr 2018 Eight years ago, on April 20, 2010, BP's exploratory well located just 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana, blew out. The explosion killed 11 people,  “One of the best disaster books I've ever read… Deepwater drilling—largely ignored or misunderstood to that point—exploded in the American consciousness  A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American  The BP oil spill began when the Deepwater Horizon rig suffered an explosion on April 20, 2010. Of the 126 workers at the site that day, 11 were killed by the 

One year on, what is the environmental legacy of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of cost The cost of Deepwater Horizon to BP itself Deepwater Horizon oil rig on fire  

TOP STORY. Gulf leak: biggest spill may not be biggest disaster million to fix Gulf coast. Offshore drilling firm Transocean is to pay a huge fine for its role i. 30 Apr 2018 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  On 20 April 2010, the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded and caught fire in US waters of the Gulf of Mexico. 11 workers were killed in the explosion  Deepwater Horizon rig sinking. BP acted with “gross negligence” in the disaster, and BP pleaded guilty in 2013 to manslaughter for the rig workers' deaths. 6 Dec 2018 against offshore drilling disaster is dangerously vulnerable to failure, While drilling the Macondo well for BP, the Deepwater Horizon rig  20 Apr 2018 Eight years ago, on April 20, 2010, BP's exploratory well located just 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana, blew out. The explosion killed 11 people,  “One of the best disaster books I've ever read… Deepwater drilling—largely ignored or misunderstood to that point—exploded in the American consciousness 

Deepwater Horizon Rig Sinks in Explosion. 11 Workers Still Not Found. April 22, 2010. Crews searched by air and water for 11 workers still missing from the 

21 Apr 2010 An explosion at an oil rig owned by Transocean, the world's largest offshore drilling contractor, in the US Gulf of Mexico, has left seven workers  Deepwater Horizon Rig Sinks in Explosion. 11 Workers Still Not Found. April 22, 2010. Crews searched by air and water for 11 workers still missing from the  The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion was the April 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit, which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field about 40 miles southeast off the Louisiana coast. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and the deaths of 11 workers; 17 others were injured. The same blowout that caused the explosion a 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 rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana —and its subsequent sinking on April 22. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is regarded as one of the largest environmental disasters in American history. A massive response ensued to protect beaches, wetlands and estuaries from the spreading oil utilizing skimmer ships, floating booms, controlled burns and 1.84 million US gallons (7,000 m 3) of oil dispersant.

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 rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana —and its subsequent sinking on April 22.

A dramatization of the disaster in April 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in American history. Deepwater Horizon was still working on the Macondo site on 20 April 2010, when a violent explosion occurred leading to destruction of the rig and resulting oil spill. Eight catastrophic failures led to the explosion that destroyed the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 people and leading to one of the biggest oil leaks in history The explosion killed 11 crew members and set off the worst oil spill in U.S. history. In fact, the Deepwater rig had gone an extraordinary seven years without a single accident serious enough to Just as the oil in the well itself ignites and destroys the rig, the two jump into the water and are picked up by rescuers, who then ferry them to the Damon Bankston where the surviving crew mourn their lost crewmen and say the Lord's Prayer. Nine years ago, BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana, causing the worst oil spill in US history. The disaster on April 20, 2010 killed 11 workers as the The explosion killed 11 crew members and set off the worst oil spill in U.S. history. In fact, the Deepwater rig had gone an extraordinary seven years without a single accident serious enough to

The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion was the April 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit, which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field about 40 miles southeast off the Louisiana coast. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and the deaths of 11 workers; 17 others were injured. The same blowout that caused the explosion a

BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, Gulf of Mexico. The BP Deepwater Horizon explosion on 20 April 2010 is the biggest oil spill in US history, killing 11 rig workers and spewed four million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

The BP oil spill began when the Deepwater Horizon rig suffered an explosion on April 20, 2010. Of the 126 workers at the site that day, 11 were killed by the