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, according to BP’s long-awaited investigation into the accident. BP accepts its role in A fire aboard the mobile offshore Transocean Deepwater Horizon drilling unit burns 52 miles southeast of Venice, La. Helicopters, ships, and an airplane searched waters off Louisiana's coast Wednesday for missing workers after the oil rig explosion and fire. BBC CNN ALJAZEERA REUTERS AFP Natanyahu Lieberman NAZI NAtionalist ZIonist Gazan siege Holocaust apartheid MSNBC FOX Viva Brian Williams Nightly osama bin laden al-qaeda foia twin towers nwo new Horizon’s newest rig is an AC Triple Pad rig with a depth capacity of 6,000 metres (19,600’) and a high-press circulating system rated for 52,000 kPa (7,500 psi). A truly unique next-generation rig incorporating some of the latest technologies available. Click on the video here to see an animation of this rig and its moving system capabalities.
When the Deepwater Horizon disaster struck in 2010, Mike Williams, who worked as the Chief Electronics Technician on the oil rig, emerged as one of the voices of the tragedy. Williams was one of the last workers to leave the rig, having bypassed lifeboats in favor of trying to help save others and salvage the rig. April 20 was a triumphant evening for British Petroleum and the crew of Transocean's Deepwater Horizon. Floating 52 miles off the coast of Louisiana in 5000 feet of water, the oil rig was close to NEW ORLEANS - Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010.
20 Apr 2016 Today marks six years since the BP Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig blowout that spilled 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. in oil prices, capital budgets for new exploration and production have been slashed. 20 Apr 2011 In an attempt to stop the oil spill sooner, BP also tried using remotely On July 15, BP tested its new and improved cap by shutting off pipes
17 Feb 2020 An academic paper has suggested the oil spread from the Deepwater Horizon disaster may have been far greater than could be seen from 12 Feb 2020 The BP Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig burning in 2010. Gulf of Mexico was far worse than previously believed, new research has found.
One year on, what is the environmental legacy of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and was it as bad as feared? The impact. Counting the cost The cost of 13 Dec 2019 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal agencies have approved nearly $226 million for 18 projects to restore open ocean and marine habitats that 9 Jan 2020 BRITISH PETROLEUM BP OIL SPILL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE AREA OF NEW-ORLEANS LOUISIANA. Article (PDF Available)