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‚ Deepwater Horizon‚ sunk. As the rig’s drilling platform fell into
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In Deepwater Horizon we have a film that checks off all the boxes in preparing us for the inevitable shock and awe that almost literally explodes across the big screen. We have likable characters‚ unquestionable heroism‚ people trying to do their jobs‚ out-of-touch corporate executives who have no idea what they are doing‚ and a story that does BP Oil & Gas no favors. In documenting the horrors of what took place on the evening of April 20‚ 2010‚ more than 40 miles off of the Louisiana Coast‚ director
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AND THE EFFECTS OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL ENEE 501 – POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY HARJOT BHANDAL 10106493 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABTRACT 3 INTRODUCTION 3 BACKGROUND 3 ANALYSIS 5 CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION 5 ENVORNMENTAL EFFECTS 6 ECONOMIC EFFECT 7 CONCLUSION 8 REFERENCES 9 ABSTRACT On the 20th of April 2010‚ a tragic event occurred just off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded resulting
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Maria Benackova (000611942) | Corporate Social Responsibility | Ulke Veersma Coursework Header Sheet 198085-‐-‐-‐14 Course Coursework Tutor BUSI0011: Dissertation -‐-‐-‐
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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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What went wrong? The BP report identifies eight key elements in the Deepwater Horizon drilling operation each of which could have prevented the disaster The key times 20 April 9.40pm Report: ‘This overwhelmed the … system’ 20 April 9.49pm Report: ‘The fire and gas system did not prevent … ignition’ 1 The cement that was supposed to stop oil and gas reaching the well pipe casing did not work. The report blames the type of cement used Well pipe metal casing Cement fills ‘annulus’ gap 6 7 5
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Conflict Kris Stephens BUS 5903 Conflict Resolution Dr. Jacqueline Gilliard Kstephens1@twu.edu August 22‚ 2010 Executive Summary British Petroleum (BP) is one of the largest oil companies in the world. They have recently been making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after suffering a record breaking oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tony Hayward‚ former CEO‚ has been criticized for his handling
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Damage April 20‚ 2010 began as a day of celebration‚ a day that marked 7 years without injury on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig‚ and ended with 11 people dead‚ 78 days of oil flow‚ and 1‚074 miles of the Gulf of Mexico contaminated. Three years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill the beaches may appear clean but we have yet to see the final effects. BP‚ the company behind this tragedy‚ is still trying to clean up the mess they have created. This is a lot more complicated
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bottom surface of the ocean. Deepwater Horizon oil spill is one of the biggest and controversial oil spill in the world. In one of the President Barrack Obama’s interview‚ he stated that “the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced” (Horowitz). This oil spill affected and left significant damage to human‚ animals‚ and to the environment that will last not just years‚ but centuries‚ or maybe more. “On 20 April 2010‚ the British Petroleum(BP) Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off the
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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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