AP Environmental Science Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The BP Disaster The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most infamous industrial environmental disasters ever. On April 20‚ 2010‚ a marine oil-drilling dig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded‚ releasing hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This explosion resulted in the loss of human life‚ massive environmental damage‚ and widespread damage to the livelihood of people living along the
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On 24 March 1989‚ an oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck Prince Willian Sound’s Bligh Reef‚ which is a habitat for salmon‚ sea otters and various marine animals. Over 40000 barrels of crude oil were spilled over the next few days and eventually covered 1300 miles of coastline and more than 10000 square miles of ocean. It was considered to be one of the most disastrous human-caused environmental accidents. According to official information‚ this environmental disaster was caused by various human-mistakes
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Deepwater Horizon Assignment On April 20th 2010 a BP licenses oil rig 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana exploded‚ killing 11 people. For three months millions of barrels of oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico killing sea life‚ altering the eco-system and affecting towns situated around the Gulf’s livelihood and quality of life. The Deepwater Horizon rig is responsible for the worst offshore oil spill in history. The corporation lost billions of dollars due to the disaster stemming for systematic
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Oil has been a vital part of everyday life for decades. It is our main source of fuel in automobiles and other machinery. Oil has its benefits‚ but people seem to ignore the process of acquiring oil. Oil drilling is a dangerous and risky process. It runs the risk of contaminating the surrounding water and harming the organisms that live in it. The process also emits large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill‚ better known as the BP oil spill‚ was a prime
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IMPACT OF OIL SPILLAGE ON RURAL AREAS IN NIGERIA SUBMITTED TO COVENTRY UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS BY NWANNA ONYINYECHI RUTH STUDENT ID; 5423377 INTRODUCTION Oil spillage is the introduction of chemical hydrocarbon into the ecosystem. Such as lands‚ water systems‚ forest etc. which serves as a habitat for humans‚ mammals‚ birds‚ fishes etc. Though the oil production
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MARINE OIL POLLUTION-concept map PTT Global Chemical PLC. PTT Global Chemical PLC. POLLUTER POLLUTER MARINE OIL POLLUTION MARINE OIL POLLUTION Crude oil around 50‚000 liters (420 barrels) spilled into the sea from a pipeline unloading an oil tanker around 20 kilometers (12 miles) off the coast of Rayong province at Ao Prao‚ Samet (Thailand). Crude oil around 50‚000 liters (420 barrels) spilled into the sea from a pipeline unloading an oil tanker around 20 kilometers (12 miles) off
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BP Oil Spill Background The British Petroleum Oil Spill incident is the largest in history that raises various issue environmental and ethical issues. On 20th of April 2010‚ an explosion of the drilling rig caused the oil spill close to the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico‚ in which 11 employees were killed. It took around five months for the oil well to exert no further risk and be concealed‚ where many controversies arose throughout the period. BBC‚ 2010. Timeline: BP Oil Spill. BBC
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In the article‚ it is proposed that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 could be used as a possible learning tool for engineering students. The oil spill devastated the marine ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico‚ and caused great economic hardship for the people‚ particularly fisherman‚ of the Gulf coast. The article asks for a closer examination of the Deepwater incident to inspire students‚ expand their technological literacy‚ and provide students an opportunity to apply their skills to a real
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Three factors that influence BP oil companies operational and contingency planning include‚ unexpected oil spills. Sometimes the company may experience unexpected oil spill that will require them to change from the original plan. The second factor is natural calamities. Sometimes they cannot control things like floods‚ which can cause oil burst and affect the flow of the plan. The third factor is Man-Made calamity. These affect the plan of the company because they need to address it immediately.
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Oil/ Petrol Research Project In the modern world we use oil every second of the day‚ whether we realise it or not. We use oil to fuel our cars‚ our public transports‚ etc. Without oil our daily lives would be the same. Oil is a natural resource that comes from beneath the earth’s crust; it is trapped in pockets under the earth. Finding oil trapped underground is very complicated and costly‚ it takes millions of dollars to drill a well and only a few are successful. Oil travels upwards from the
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