The recent gulf coast oil rig explosion killed 11 and injured 17 people. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of the deepwater horizon and the deaths of 11 workers. An oilwell leak and the subsequent explosion aboard the deepwater horizon rig were caused by failures in the cementing, monitoring and capping of. Timeline of the stories linked to the articles and displayed as icons. The national commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill and offshore drilling released a final report on 5 january 2011. Louisiana bp oil rig explosion was likely a blowout. Explosion and fire on the bplicensed transocean drilling rig deepwater horizon in the gulf of mexico. The bp gulf oil spill is the worst risk management story, and the best risk management story. On april 20, 2010, the deepwater horizon mobile drilling unit exploded, caught fire, and. An explosion on a rig drilling a bp prospect in the gulf of mexico left some workers critically injured, others still missing. Officials are still investigating just what went wrong at an offshore oil rig explosion near louisiana this week. On the 20th of april 2010, an outstanding explosion of the bp deepwater horizon oil rig situated in the golf of mexico caused the largest maritime disaster oil spill in the usa history and. Why the bp oil rig blowout happened engineers identify seven fatal flaws that led to the bp deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico and draw lessons on how to prevent. Explosion aboard the deepwater horizon drilling rig kills 11 rig workers and unleashes the worst offshore oil spill in us history, with 4.
The initial oil rig explosion on april 20, 2010, ki. Oil spill timeline volume and extent closure response environmental impact health consequences economic effects reactions investigation litigation compensation v t e. The spill followed the april 2010 explosion on an offshore rig that killed. Timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill wikipedia. Explosion at bp contracted oil rig financial times. Bp blames rig explosion on series of failures news. An explosion at a bp refinery in texas city killed 15 and injured more than 170 people.
Bp is a global company that offers a world of opportunities for both professionals and graduates. Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the gulf of mexico, companies are drilling into. The story of risk management failure deepwater horizon. Some industry insiders think the accident has signs of a. Bps reputation at risk after oil rig explosion tony hayward is at the centre of his first major crisis as chief executive of bp, after a drilling rig the company hired exploded in the gulf of mexico. Here is a timeline on the gulf of mexico oil spill and its impact since an explosion on a rig killed 11 workers. Investigators said the cause of the explosion aboard the deepwater horizon drilling rig was a failure of the cement at the base of the 18,000footdeep well. The shoreline cleanup and assessment technique scat program.
This undated image provided by deepwater horizon response unified command shows the. Skirmish over procedures on bp oil rig before explosion. Big oil fought off new safety rules before rig explosion. On 20 april 2010 an explosion on the deepwater horizon drilling rig killed 11 men and sent millions of gallons of oil gushing into the gulf of mexico.
Deepwater horizon worker claims oil rig leaking weeks before explosion. 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. The initial oil rig explosion killed 11 people and injured 17 others. This timeline tracks bps attempts to control the spill, the unfolding environmental disaster and the political fallout of a bitter confrontation with. The oil well over which it was positioned was located on the seabed 4,993 feet 1,522 metres. The conclusion of bps multibillion dollar civil court case is to enter its third and final phase in january, marking another step on the way to reputational recovery. The deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion was the april 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the deepwater horizon semisubmersible 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. Following the explosion, more than 200 million us gallons of oil gushed into the gulf of mexico.
Follow our stepbystep timeline of the bp oil spill, from the construction of deepwater horizon to date. It is the worst accidental offshore oil spill in history. If you have been injured in an accident at a refinery or drilling rig, or your livelihood has been affected by an oil spill, contact an attorney as soon as possible. The deepwater horizon rig, owned and operated by offshoreoildrilling company transocean and leased by oil company bp, was situated in the macondo oil prospect in the mississippi canyon, a valley in the continental shelf. Bp shortcuts led to gulf oil spill, report says the new. It tells the true story of the illfated semisubmersible offshore oil drilling rig that exploded after the well it was drilling erupted, killing 11 workers and injuring dozens more. Through the context of the bp deepwater horizon disaster, we will show how. Oil rig explosion, fire oil rig fire oil rig incidents followed the bp oil spill news when it happened, but i have never seen pictures of the disaster that were anywhere near as staggering as it. Deepwater horizon oil spill final programmatic damage. A timeline of events since the 20 april start of the bp oil leak in the gulf of mexico. The deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico was the largest oil spill in united states history. Bp has released its internal report on what triggered the. The explosion kills 11 platform workers and injures 17 others.
Citing the 2010 bp deepwatermacondo well explosion as a real world example, the. Click on the bars below to access the important events from the first 100 days. A blowout preventer, intended to prevent release of crude oil, failed to activate. This is a short version of a longer program of the full timeline of events. Bp oil spill blowout investigative report how the bp oil. Oil rig sinks into the gulf after mexico, leaking gallons of oil into the water. You can expect worldclass training, the flexibility to realise your full potential and a reward and benefits package that we believe is secondtonone. Media1 s nbcnews j msnbc ponents ne interesting infographics showing international oil spills bp s damage control a timeline mother jones remember the bp oil spill these cleanup workers are still deepwater horizon film spill 2010 2016 the pop dig. Bp has a history of blasts and oil spills the new york times. Deepwater horizon oil spill the context before the occurrence of. Oil rig explosion, fire oil rig fire oil rig incidents. This undated image provided by deepwater horizon response. Bp may have known about problems with the blowout preventor and the oil rig before the explosion. The panel found that bp, halliburton, and transocean had attempted to work more cheaply and thus helped to trigger the explosion and ensuing leakage.
With several safety measures failing on their most hightech and safe rig, the company will face investigations and questioning from several different sources. Now bp is in the spotlight because of the april 20 explosion of the deepwater horizon, which killed 11 people and continues to spew oil into the ocean. The twoway hours before the calamitous blowout on the deepwater horizon oil rig. Bps oil rig disaster last weeks explosion and sinking of an oil rig was just the latest in a series of disasters that have plagued petroleum giant bp. 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. Oil rig explosion followed argument, warnings cbs news. Eleven people are reported missing and approximately 17 injured. Remnants remain five years after a bp oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico, killing 11 people. Bps reputation at risk after oil rig explosion telegraph. The deadly blowout of an oil rig in the gulf of mexico was triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped from the well and shot up the drill column, expanding quickly as it burst through several seals and barriers before exploding, according to interviews with rig workers conducted during bps internal investigation. 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. Yet relatives of workers who are presumed dead claim that the oil behemoth bp and rig owner transocean violated numerous statutes and regulations issued by the occupational safety and health administration and the u. The deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion was the april 20, 2010, explosion and.
The rig was located about 66 km 41 mi off the coast of louisiana. The explosion that tore through the deepwater horizon drilling rig last april 20, as the rigs crew completed drilling the. An interactive, daybyday look at how bps oil spill in the gulf of mexico became the worst environmental disaster in u. The rig was drilling in bp s macondo project offshore louisiana, beneath about 5,000ft 1,525m of water and,000ft under the seabed. Bp oil spill timeline deepwater horizon oil spill the. On 20 april, the deepwater horizon drilling rig exploded in the gulf of mexico, killing 11 workers and causing an oil spill that soon became the. The deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion was the april 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the deepwater horizon semisubmersible mobile offshore drilling unit modu, which was owned and operated by transocean and drilling for bp in the macondo prospect oil field about 40 miles 64 km southeast off the louisiana coast. An explosion at an oil rig owned by transocean, the worlds largest offshore drilling contractor, in the us gulf of mexico, has left seven workers critically injured and at least another 11.
Efforts to stop leak after oil rig explosion officials found oil was leaking from the well deepwater horizon. Methane flowed out and apparently was sparked, setting off several explosions and the fire. 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. Deepwater horizon oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an april 20, 2010, explosion on the deepwater horizon oil riglocated.
The deepwater horizon accident, also known as the bp oil spill, was a project failure of immense proportions. April 20, 2010explosion and fire on transoceans drilling rig deepwater horizon licensed to bp. Introduction the deepwater horizon rig sank on april 22, 2010, two days after the macondo well blowout and explosion that killed 11 workers. That soon changed as the government announced that 1,000 barrels of thick oil per day were spilling into the ocean. Bp litigation oil spills rig explosions impact law. Ten days ago, after an explosion occurred on bps deepwater horizon rig off the gulf coast, the initial word from the coast guard was that there was no. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of. A mechanics testimony wednesday before a government panel and internal documents bp provided to congress help piece together the hours. The 11 facts you want are below, and the sources for the facts are at the very bottom of the page. Signs of trouble evident hour before oil rig explosion.
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