INTRODUCTION Upon the evening of April 20th‚ 2010‚ a series of deadly explosions occurred within the oil rig giant‚ Deepwater Horizon‚ an immense offshore drilling platform‚ located 40 miles off the Louisiana coast (Steffy‚ 2011). These explosions were due to a defective blowout preventer and numerous gas leaks seeping up and through the well to the riser pipe‚ connecting to the rig‚ igniting fire. The efforts of attempting to save this flame ridden platform was lost on April 22‚ 2010‚ for the rig
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Article 1: Titre: Colorado Flooding Imperils Oil and Gas Sites‚ Causes Spill Date: Septembre 19‚ 2013 Journal : National Geographic Cet article parle de l’inondation à Colorado le 17 Septembre‚ 2013. Cette inondation était un grand désastre parce qu’il y avait un grand déversement de pétrole. Il y avait a peu près 5250 gallons de pétrole qui a infiltré la rivière South Platte dans la partie centre-nord de l’état. Le pétrole venait des réservoirs pétroliers Anadarko endommagés. Cette déversement
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Rocky Shore Ecosystems- Point Cartwright Nicolas Cuny 11B Mr. Nisbett Due Date: 03/09/2010 Introduction: On the 23rd of August‚ the three biology classes or grade 11 at Redlands College visited the rocky shore ecosystems at Point Cartwright in Queensland. Two different types of rocky shore ecosystem were examined‚ the rock pool area‚ and the boulder area. We first examined areas within the rock pool area. The rock pool area has several specific features
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Importance of Low Micronaire Cotton” A new study at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health has found a new way of cleaning up oil spills. Following the Deepwater Horizon event that caused 11 deaths and a fire that was visible from about 35 miles away (Crittenden‚ 2010)‚ researchers realized that they needed to find a better way to clean up oil spills. Seshadri Ramkumar‚ the lead author of this new study studied a variety of textiles such as barley straw‚ kapok‚ and polypropylene wool but
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their domestic consumptions of oil have led to increased prices of gasoline whereby alternative forms of energy production are sought. With this in mind‚ offshore drilling can be a viable option for satiating the need of oil and also to boost the economy of the nation. In this report‚ I am going to discuss how the current Deepwater Horizon rig explosion has led to disastrous oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico causing environmental problems and also discuss how the oil spill if resolved and with safe and
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creatures in the ocean to migrate‚ or die because of the amount of toxic waste being thrown into the ocean. "The oil spilled in the ocean could get on the gills and feathers of marine animals‚ which makes it difficult for them to move or fly properly or feed their children"( What is ocean pollution?") Oil spills can harm and/or kill marine animals. When the marine animals get the oil in their feathers they can fly‚ so therefore‚ they wouldn’t be able to provide food to feed their children. Many sea
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Health and Safety Audit 3. Adequately prepared for and responded to oil spills (tankers) * Current system in place will be reviewed with an illustrative example later in the report * Review private sector certified response organization to ensure that they have the following: * Up to date management plans * Conduct training * Have the necessary equipment to respond to ship-source oil spills 4. Accident prevention for hazardous materials * Inspection
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The decision whether to close the Lima‚ OH plant has not been easy to make. There have been many arguments as to why and why not the plant should remain open or be closed. As the VP of Finance for BP‚ I have kept an open mind and looked at the advantages and disadvantages of closing the plant. I will now discuss some of these arguments in the following paragraphs. The first argument as to why the plant should remain open is the 30% increase in productivity. Lima‚ Ohio has a population of 48‚000
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Crew member onboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig were awoken the morning of April 20‚ 2010 to the sound of multiple explosions. The Deepwater Horizon rig was positioned in the Gulf of Mexico about 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana. It was positioned about 5‚000 feet above the seabed and the oil pipe extended another 18‚000 feet into the rock below. It was owned and operated by Transocean and leased to BP. There were 127 crew men onboard the rig at the time of the explosion. The crew man began
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petroleum terminals located along its shore‚ Newark is extremely vulnerable to spills and accidents. Between 1982 and 1991 the United States Coast Guard (USCG) National Response Center’s computerized database indicated more than 1453 accidental incidents. This resulted in the release of more than 18 million US gallons of hazardous materials and petroleum products. Much of the spill was petroleum materials consisting of No. 6 fuel oil and gasoline. The study has recognized that the accidental release of
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