A 2010 oil spill that occurred in the gulf of mexico as a result of the explosion and sinking of the deepwater horizon oil rig. Jun 06, 2010 according to testimony from mike williams. The cement at the bottom of the borehole did not create a seal. Failure of an industry mark mardell on the fallout from the bp disaster. Dispersants are rarely a silver bullet approach, however, and the chemicals can often cause as much or more damage to marine life as oil. Dec 02, 2010 bad management and a communications breakdown by bp and its macondo well partners caused the oil disaster in the gulf of mexico, the white house oil spill commission said today. Bps oil spill disaster in the gulf of mexicoby janphilipp rieke slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. The efforts to address leak can be treated as a project. On september 5, 2014, a federal judge ruled that bp was. Bp has been widely criticized for its management of the disaster, this post analyzes bps sequence of media statements to determine. Public meetings and thousands of comments from gulf citizens helped form the early restoration phase and allowed gulf restoration to begin sooner.
The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, oil leak, or oil disaster. Bp refuted the findings of advanced modelling software that had ascertained over three times. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Sep 04, 2014 a bp cleanup crew shovels oil from a beach in this may 2010, file photo, at port fourchon, louisiana. Bad management and a communications breakdown by bp and its macondo well partners caused the oil disaster in the gulf of mexico, the white house. Blue screen of death amongst issues that plagued deepwater. Ecological impacts of the deepwater horizon oil spill.
According to a thorough examination by the new york times, it wasnt a single event but a combination of things. Sep 15, 2011 the deepwater horizon oil drilling rig burning at a well in the gulf of mexico in april 2010. Feb 08, 2012 bad management led to bp spill report warns spill could happen again. Washington bp, running weeks behind schedule and tens of millions of dollars over budget in trying. Oct 09, 2014 a recent ruling by a federal judge that bp was grossly negligent in the 2010 deepwater horizon oil rig spill in the gulf of mexico placed the majority of blame on the multinational oil and gas. Bp was grossly negligent in the 2010 deepwater horizon disaster that killed 11. Federal science and engineering teams revised their estimates on the rate of oil flow several.
The deepwater horizon dwh oil rig exploded on april 20, 2010, initiating the discharge of over 800 million liters of oil into the gulf of mexico over approximately three months table 1 and figure 1. No prison terms for gulf spill as final defendant gets. What caused the april 20 explosion on the deepwater horizon rig that led to the deaths of 11 workers and a catastrophic gush of oil that continues unabated to this day. Oct 21, 2014 the oil didnt make it to tampalet alone the beaches of normandy. Bp oil spill under the deepwater horizon, an offshore drilling ring of british petroleum bp caused an oil spill in the gulf of mexico. Bp spill response plans severely flawed disaster in the. The publics impression of bp as being unprepared for the. We all know the story from there, the oil rig drilling at 1500 meters operated by bp explodes, prompting obama to halt new deepwater drilling. Now comes the dirty work of figuring out who to blame. After the uproar over bps strange new logo choice had truly died down, the company caused global outrage with the deepwater horizon oil spill. Sep 14, 2011 in addition to the rig worker deaths, the resulting oil spill off louisiana spewed more than 200 million gallons of crude from an undersea well owned by bp. New study examines role of government in deepwater horizon. Internal investigation by rig owner blames oil giant for decisions that led to the worst offshore oil spill in us history associated press wed 22 jun. Sep 18, 2011 last years explosion and fire on the deepwater horizon oil rig, which killed 11 and dumped millions of gallons of oil into the gulf, was caused by a series of risk management failures, an.
As of 2010, the deepwater horizon disaster was the largest marine oil spill ever to occur in u. The united states department of interior issued a report on the results of its forensic testing of the drilling equipment in use at the time of the deepwater horizon explosion and subsequent oil spill. Bp and the deepwater horizon disaster of 2010 christina ingersoll, richard m. The dwh spill was the largest environmental disaster and response effort in u. Bp was grossly negligent in the 2010 deepwater horizon disaster that killed 11 men and unleashed the worst offshore oil spill in.
A recent report in the new york times details a myriad issues that led up to the eventual explosion that started the mess known as the bp oil spill, but aside from obvious mishandling of. According to a nearly 200page report released this week by bp, the. Bp and halliburton knew weeks before an explosion tore through a bp rig in the gulf of mexico that the cement mix they planned to pump into an undersea bp well was faulty, a probe found. The rig was owned by an offshore drilling contractor. Bp attempts to repair image after oil disaster this week, bps chief executive tony hayward told reporters he plans to win the hearts and minds of locals along the gulf coast. Bp, halliburton knew oil disaster cement was unstable. Us district judge carl barbier ruled on september 4, 2014, that bps gross negligence.
Disaster by numbers the scale of the bp oil spill can be hard to take in. If you want to know how to make a bad crisis worse, follow bps example. The disaster is probably the second largest oil spill in history after the lakeview gusher that occurred between 1910 and 1911 in california. Bps gulf oil disaster may have been caused by a hydraulic leak or some other problem with the blowout preventer, poor pipe integrity, buying off regulators, or some combination of these or. Washington bp, running weeks behind schedule and tens of.
May 10, 2010 the three causes of bp s oil disaster just as with goldman sachs and the titanic, hubris, recklessness and arrogance made the gulf spill happen. Jun 11, 2010 if you want to know how to make a bad crisis worse, follow bp s example. By the time the well was capped on july 15, 2010, nearly five million barrels of oil 205. The three causes of bps oil disaster just as with goldman sachs and the titanic, hubris, recklessness and arrogance made the gulf spill happen. The blowout and oil spill on the deepwater horizon in the gulf of mexico was caused by a flawed well plan that did not include enough cement between the 7inch production casing and the 9 78inch protection casing.
Jan 06, 2011 the oil spill was an avoidable disaster caused by a series of failures and blunders made by bp and its partners, including transocean and halliburton, and government departments assigned to. Locke, cate reavis when he woke up on tuesday, april 20, 2010, mike williams alre ady knew the standard procedure for jumping from a 33,000 ton oil rig. Bp shortcuts led to gulf oil spill, report says the new. Oct 29, 2010 bp and halliburton knew weeks before an explosion tore through a bp rig in the gulf of mexico that the cement mix they planned to pump into an undersea bp well was faulty, a probe found. Jul 23, 2010 a recent report in the new york times details a myriad issues that led up to the eventual explosion that started the mess known as the bp oil spill, but aside from obvious mishandling of. The bp deepwater horizon explosion took place on 20 april 2010. Bp oil spill blamed on management and communication. The forensic testing on which the report is based focused on the drill pipe contained within the riser and the drill pipe removed from the blowout preventer bop stack bop and lower marine. Ps oil rig explosion being intentional or misfortune. Failure to run logging software led to bps deepwater.
The eight failures that caused the gulf oil spill a longawaited bp report lists eight reasons for the accident that. Oil pollution activist riki ott hugs lorrie williams, center, as bud waltman, left, looks on at a meeting for gulf coast residents who have health problems possibly related to the bp oil spill, on. Gulf shrimp landings didnt take generations to rebound. Jun 02, 2010 bp s gulf oil disaster may have been caused by a hydraulic leak or some other problem with the blowout preventer, poor pipe integrity, buying off regulators, or some combination of these or. No one yet knows what caused the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers and poured millions of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico. 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. Bp oil disaster restore the mississippi river delta. The piper alpha disaster is the worst offshore oil rig. Bps gross negligence caused gulf oil spill, federal. On april the 20th 2010, bp were responsible for what is considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. In addition to the rig worker deaths, the resulting oil spill off louisiana spewed more than 200 million gallons of crude from an undersea well owned by bp. Bp found grossly negligent in deepwater horizon disaster. A recent ruling by a federal judge that bp was grossly negligent in the 2010 deepwater horizon oil rig spill in the gulf of mexico placed the majority of blame on the multinational oil and gas. Transocean report blames bp for gulf of mexico oil disaster.
Bps gross negligence caused gulf oil spill, federal judge. The oil spill was an avoidable disaster caused by a series of failures and blunders made by bp and its partners, including transocean and halliburton, and government departments assigned to. Reach your hand around your life jacket, grab your ear, take one step off, look straight ahead, and fall. Healed though still scarred, the gulf of mexico has demonstrated a remarkable recovery since 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. Five years after worst environmental disaster in us history, how bad was it really. The same blowout that caused the explosion also caused an oil well fire and a massive offshore oil spill in the gulf of mexico, considered the. The eight failures that caused the gulf oil spill new scientist. Public meetings and thousands of comments from gulf citizens helped form the early restoration phase and. Aug 03, 2010 the disaster is probably the second largest oil spill in history after the lakeview gusher that occurred between 1910 and 1911 in california. Advanced modelling software analysed the cementing conditions for. A longawaited bp report lists eight reasons for the accident that caused its catastrophic deepwater horizon oil spill. Bp oil spill blamed on management and communication failures.
A bp cleanup crew shovels oil from a beach in this may 2010, file photo, at port fourchon, louisiana. In fact, the deepwater rig had gone an extraordinary seven years without a single accident serious enough to. Impacts of the deepwater horizon oil spill evaluated using. It would cover an area from birmingham to the north sea to france and to southampton. The presumed blowout preventer bop failure is an important but secondary issue. A textbook example of how not to handle pr when an oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico last april, bp was woefully underprepared to handle its public relations response. The incident occurred on april 20th 2010, where equipment failed and caused the explosion sinking the ring, and causing the death of 11 workers and more than 17 workers injured. The deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion was the april 20, 2010, explosion and. Healed though still scarred, the gulf of mexico has demonstrated a. Deepwater horizon oil disaster extends its toxic reach.
The explosion killed 11 crew members and set off the worst oil spill in u. Bps project management of the deepwater disaster strategic ppm. May 07, 2010 bp attempts to repair image after oil disaster this week, bp s chief executive tony hayward told reporters he plans to win the hearts and minds of locals along the gulf coast. The deepwater horizon dwh oil spill caused damages across a range of species and habitats in the gulf of mexico gom. The cleanup crews abandoned the gulf coast years ago, claiming that the damage from the spill was gone and the media quit paying attention shortly after the. Eleven people lost their lives and another seventeen were injured out of the 126 maritime crew members onboard the rig. Energy giant bp was grossly negligent in the 2010 deepwater horizon spill, a u. Last years explosion and fire on the deepwater horizon oil rig, which killed 11 and dumped millions of gallons of oil into the gulf, was caused by a series of risk management failures, an. Sep 04, 2014 energy giant bp was grossly negligent in the 2010 deepwater horizon spill, a u. Apr 20, 2016 today, april 20, 2016 marks the sixyear anniversary of the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion that claimed the lives of 11 men and caused the largest manmade oil spill in history. Bps decision not to run logging software was a substantial factor in the oil rig explosion that led to the worst marine disaster in us history, courts have ruled.
Failure to run logging software led to bps deepwater horizon. Among the offshore accidents in recent history, the deepwater horizon explosion, and the subsequent oil spill, is considered to be the largest oil spill in history, as well as one of the most tragic. Bp disaster caused by series of risk management failures. The oil drum what caused the deepwater horizon disaster. A former bp plc rig supervisor who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in the 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill was sentenced to 10 months of probation on. This post has been updated to include statement from keith jones.
Then there was the insulting report by the national commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill and offshore drilling in january 2011 that completely omitted some of the most damning information about the cause of the oil spill for example, the report failed to mention former vice president dick cheneys role in deregulating offshore drilling activities and the cozy relationship that. The smoke has literally cleared from bps deepwater horizon disaster. High pressure within the well eventually caused it to blow out, spewing oil. Scientists noted that the prevailing paths of the gulf of mexicos loop current and a detached eddy located to the west kept much of the oil, which covered a sizable part of the gulf some three. Apr 06, 2016 a former bp plc rig supervisor who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge in the 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill was sentenced to 10 months of probation on wednesday, concluding a federal criminal. Apr, 2011 bps oil spill disaster in the gulf of mexicoby janphilipp rieke slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Bp deepwater horizon oil spill and its economic impact. The eight failures that caused the gulf oil spill new.
And theres bp, right smack dab in the middle of all three. The forensic testing on which the report is based focused on the drill pipe contained within the riser and the drill pipe removed from the. Bp is to blame for deepwater horizon, but its mistake was. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of. An alaskan pipeline burst, a fatal refinery explosion and now a 210,000gallonaday oil leak in the gulf of mexico. Bp deepwater horizon oil disaster restoration efforts. The deepwater horizon oil drilling rig burning at a well in the gulf of mexico in april 2010. The oil didnt make it to tampalet alone the beaches of normandy. Bp says the accident was caused by the failure of eight different safety systems that were meant to prevent this kind of incident. His account suggests that the bp oil spill may have been caused by the bri. While a disaster as devastating as a major oil spill will create some problems that cant be solved in advance, or even foreseen, bps plans do not anticipate even the most obvious issues, and use. Jun 09, 2010 while a disaster as devastating as a major oil spill will create some problems that cant be solved in advance, or even foreseen, bp s plans do not anticipate even the most obvious issues, and use. Sep 04, 2014 this post has been updated to include statement from keith jones.
Now, five months on, these shocking figures reveal the extent of the devastation. Bad management led to bp spill report warns spill could happen again. The gulf oil disaster nrda was the largest one ever done. Pdf no one yet knows what caused the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers and poured millions of gallons of oil into the gulf of.
Five years later, the bp deepwater horizon oil spill inspires. Deepwater horizon modelling software showed bp cement. Jun 01, 2019 the piper alpha disaster in the north sea, uk, remains the worst offshore oil disaster in history after 167 people lost their lives in july 1988. The largest oil spills in history mnn mother nature. What you need to know six years after bps gulf oil disaster. No prison terms for gulf spill as final defendant gets probation. Toxicological effects have been documented in benthic and pelagic fish communities 1,2, estuarine communities 3,4, mammals, birds and turtles 57, deepwater corals, plankton 9,10, foraminifera, and microbial communities.
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