Deepwater drilling to resume near site of 2010 bp oil disaster may, 2015 7. Apr 19, 20 drilling in the gulf of mexico is now close to levels seen before the april 2010 macondo spill that took 11 lives and caused the nations worst offshore oil spill. Quantitative information regarding the endmember composition of the gas and oil that flowed from the macondo well during the deepwater horizon oil spill is essential for determining the oil flow rate, total oil volume released, and trajectories and fates of hydrocarbon components in the marine environment. Bp egregious for drilling macondo oil spill well bbc news. One of the first responses was to apply more than 1 million gallons of the oil dispersants corexit 9527a and corexit 9500a to the sea surface, and more than 770 thousand gallons to the subsea on scene coordinator report dwh, 2011. The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, the bp oil disaster, the gulf of mexico oil spill, and the macondo blowout began on 20 april 2010 in the gulf of mexico on the bpoperated macondo prospect. Shoreline treatment during the deep water horizonmacondo. Oil under pressure gushed into the deep ocean from bps macondo well, located about 1 mile 1. Syntheses of research spanning diverse taxa, ecosystems, timescales, and hierarchies are crucial for understanding the cumulative impacts of the macondo oil spill in the gulf of mexico. Describes what went wrong at macondo deepwater horizon oil spill who takes the responsibility and whom to be blamed are being discussed. The macondo explosion killed 11 men and released an estimated four million barrels of oil into the gulf over 84 days. The fivemonth effort to kill the macondo welldraft staff working paper no. See more ideas about oil spill, oil spill effects and bp oil. The deepwater horizon oil spill is regarded as one of the largest environmental disasters in american history.
Whereas the quite a few parts that contributed to an oildamaged gulf and a financially ravaged bp are explored and analyzed, the author seems deeper to raised understand our rising energy dependency and assesses the impact this will have on future generations. Deepwater horizon oil spill lessons learned workshop. On april 20, 2010, the macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men and beginning a catastrophe that sank the deepwater horizon drilling rig and spilled over 4 million barrels of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. Macondo investigation report volume 1 june 5, 2014 1.
The light and nonviscous nature of macondo crude oil favored its removal through natural degradation, evaporation. Bp, as well as other defendants, for civil penalties under the clean water act and sought a declaration that bp was liable for natural resource damages and. As the bp oil spill civil trial begins this week, the federal government will attempt to prove whether british petroleum bp andor any of its contractors such as transocean rig, the owner and operator of the deepwater horizon oil rig, and halliburton hal, which was responsible for pouring the cement plugs in the well, were grossly negligent and thus financially liable in. Oil was scattered over more than 1,300 miles of shoreline from. The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, oil leak, or oil disaster.
The fivemonth effort to kill the macondo well, staff working paper, released november 22, 2010. The macondo well tapped into a reservoir more than,000 feet below the sea floor, containing roughly 110 million barrels of oil. Assessment of flow rate estimates for the deepwater horizon. On april 20, 2010, a sudden explosion and fire occurred on the oil rig. The changing scale and nature of risks this afternoon i wish to talk about the increasing scale and nature of risk the complex challenges in assessing risk the means of managing risks by. In april of 2010, transoceans deepwater horizon oil drilling rig operating in the gulf of mexico exploded and subsequently sank. Hydrocarbons from the deepwater horizon spill overlaid on sea floor bathymetry of the study area. Enbridges line 14 spill in wisconsin on friday, so, theres some issues still. The failure of corporate risk management and government. Synergistic toxicity of macondo crude oil and dispersant. Macondo crude oil from the deepwater horizon oil spill disrupts specific developmental processes during zebrafish embryogenesis. Deepwater horizon oil spill thinkreliability, case studies. Following the exxon valdez incident, scott pegau of the oil spill recovery institute in cordova, alaska commented.
The resulting oil spill is the nations largest accidental, anthropogenic release of oil into marine waters. Oil spill prevention and response policy in california is a dynamic and evolving process influenced by lessons learned from major oil spills in california, around the nation, and in the world, as well as by advances in spill response technologies. Introduction to the deepwater horizon accident request pdf. Nontraditional response and emergency restoration projects hosted by the department of the interior, office of environmental policy and compliance may 17. Drilling okd near site of bp macondo reservoir al jazeera. Update 1oil sheen near bp gulf spill site from macondo. The outcomes from the montara and macondo oil spill incidents. The oil spill also prevented people from enjoying typical recreational activities, such as fishing and spending time on. Pdf integrating organismal and population responses of. Houston, oct 11 reuters an oil sheen spotted on the gulf of mexico near the site of the sunken deepwater horizon rig matches samples from bp plcs illfated macondo well, the u. Halliburton to plead guilty to destroying evidence in bp spill. The blowout developed because of flaws in the design of the well drilling and completion system.
Update 1oil sheen near bp gulf spill site from macondo well us. May, 2015 deepwater drilling to resume near site of 2010 bp oil disaster may, 2015 7. Assessment of flow rate estimates for the deepwater horizon macondo well oil spill background on the macondo well and oil spill origin the macondo well is located in the mississippi canyon block 252 mc252 of the gulf of mexico, approximately 50 nautical miles 93 km southeast of the mississippi river delta 28. In this article, paul schuler, osrls director for regional external affairs, shares about his experience overseeing the macondo spill response in 2010. Drilling in the gulf of mexico is now close to levels seen before the april 2010 macondo spill that took 11 lives and caused the nations worst offshore oil spill. The industry has placed a particular focus on increasing its ability to. Most of the 126 workers on the platform were safely evacuated, and a search and rescue.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of oil spill response limited, we are publishing a series of articles covering our milestones. Risk management is about estimating the highly complex interconnections between the individual factors in risk. Causes, consequences, prevention, and countermeasures. The april 2010 oil spill in the gulf of mexico discharged 4. Deepwater horizon oil spill sustainability boston university. On april 20, 2010, the rig exploded, killing 11 workers and forcing the evacuation of the rig. In addition to 11 crewmen losing their lives and numerous other rig operators sustaining injuries, the explosion left british petroleums bp macondo well severely damaged. Composition and fate of gas and oil released to the water. The oil and natural gas industry and the federal government have together taken great strides to enhance the safety of offshore drilling operations. Apr 20, 2010 on april 20, 2010, an explosion on the deepwater horizon macondo oil well drilling platform tragically killed 11 workers, and started the largest marine oil spill in u. The rig was contracted to drill the macondo well in mississippi canyon block 252 in the gulf of mexico, about 41 miles off the coast of louisiana. The rig was located approximately 50 miles southeast of venice, louisiana, and had a 126member crew onboard. Due to the submarine and offshore setting of the macondo well blowout, components of the spilled oil were distributed throughout the marine environmentwater column, sediments, surface waters, and the coast.
Feb 03, 2015 describes what went wrong at macondo deepwater horizon oil spill who takes the responsibility and whom to be blamed are being discussed. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. It dragged out for 20 yearsin alaska, it was about impacts on fishing, while in the gulf the. National commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill and. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Nontraditional response and emergency restoration projects. The spill was the result of a blowout from the montara wellhead platform on. The spill disrupted an entire regions economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater drilling for. Bp fails in attempt to reduce macondo oil spill penalty. Two million barrels of oil are submerged on the seafloor of the gulf.
The response was characterized by three strategic phases. Department of homeland security oil spill eater ii. On april 20, 2010, an explosion on the deepwater horizon macondo oil well drilling platform tragically killed 11 workers, and started the largest marine oil spill in u. Noaa was on the scene from the earliest moments of the crisis, bringing more than 25 years of experience. The shoreline treatment program for the macondo oil spill response following the deep horizon incident in april 2010 in the gulf of mexico involved the development of strategies and tactics for a range of oiling conditions on sand, wetland and manmade shore types. Understanding the macondo well failures 2 process was punctuated in 1969 by the santa barbara blowout and spill. Dark clouds of smoke emerge as a controlled burn of spilled oil takes place on the surface.
Noaa was on the scene from the earliest moments of the crisis, bringing more than 25 years of experience protecting and. As of 8292005, 615 offshore platforms and 96 rigs were evacuated, with 1. Mar 17, 2020 the deepwater horizon oil spill also known as the gulf of mexico oil spil or the bp oil spill is a large ongoing oil spill caused by an explosion on the deepwater horizon offshore oil platform 40 miles southeast of the louisiana coast on april 20, 2010. The accident resulted in the deaths of 11 workers and caused a massive, ongoing oil spill into the gulf of mexico.
Assessment of flow rate estimates for the deepwater. How usf research set a standard after the 2010 gulf oil spill. In addition to exploring the viability of an ecosystem services approach to damage assessment and approaches to measuring and increasing the resiliency of the gulf of mexico gom ecosystem, the committee was also charged with evaluating the effectiveness of the various spill response technologies used during the deepwater horizon. The macondo explosion killed 11 men and released an estimated four million barrels of. The spill disrupted an entire regions economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater. It became painfully clear that the industries abilities to stop the blowout, contain the escaping hydrocarbons, and cleanup.
District court eastern disctrict of louisiana, judge barbier agreed with the u. A massive response ensued to protect beaches, wetlands and estuaries from the spreading oil utilizing skimmer ships, floating booms, controlled burns and 1. One way is when crude oil is deposited into ocean waters illegally in order to avoid spending extra money to. See natl commn report, supra note 1, at 56, 243 discussing how the oil and gas industry made massive investments in oil and gas, but lacked to do the same investments for drilling safety and oilspill containment technology.
The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, the gulf of mexico oil spill, the bp oil disaster, or the macondo blowout456 is an oil spill in the gulf of mexico which flowed for three months in 2010. National commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill. The 1989 exxon valdez disaster was the previous benchmark for american oil spills. These include environmental, geophysical, geotechnical, economic, social, and human errors.
Enbridges line 14 spill in wisconsin on friday, so, theres some issues still there. In addition to exploring the viability of an ecosystem services approach to damage assessment and approaches to measuring and increasing the resiliency of the gulf of mexico gom ecosystem, the committee was also charged with evaluating the effectiveness of the various spill response technologies. Macondo crude oil from the deepwater horizon oil spill. Jun 07, 2011 the oil and gas leak took place in the montara oil field in the timor sea, off the northern coast of western australia. The deepwater horizon oil rig was in the final stages of exploratory drilling at the macondo well in the gulf of mexico when disaster struck. Oct 11, 2012 houston, oct 11 reuters an oil sheen spotted on the gulf of mexico near the site of the sunken deepwater horizon rig matches samples from bp plcs illfated macondo well, the u. Chemical composition of macondo and other crude oils and. The oil and gas leak took place in the montara oil field in the timor sea, off the northern coast of western australia.
About the bp macondo oil spill the explosion onboard the drilling rig deepwater horizon in late april 2010 and the subsequent 3month long oil spill from bps macondo well serve as a spectacular and sobering example of complex risk interactions, and how important risk assessment, management, and regulation are in public policy. The deepwater horizon oil spill also known as the gulf of mexico oil spil or the bp oil spill is a large ongoing oil spill caused by an explosion on the deepwater horizon offshore oil platform 40 miles southeast of the louisiana coast on april 20, 2010. The macondo oil spill, as it came to be called, had a devastating impact on the environment. Four years after the spill, responses of estuarine fishes to oil. There has been no discussion and im going to change my mind on this. Subsea videos captured dramatic images of oil spewing unchecked from the wells broken riser pipe into the deep ocean. The effects of the bp deepwater horizon oil spill on. Cumulative production lost to katrina through that date. One way is when crude oil is deposited into ocean waters illegally in order to avoid spending extra money to decompose the oil.
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