20 Apr 2011 One year after the fire and explosion on the BP Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, we round up the main points so far. History has seen offshore accidents such as oil rig explosions ranging from the Piper Alpha explosion that killed 167 in July 1988 to the Deepwater Horizon 20 Apr 2017 On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 people and injuring 17. So began an 87-day oil spill that 16 Jul 2018 The 2010 oil spill, triggered by a blowout that killed 11 workers and toppled the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, "shook the company to its core," 12 Feb 2020 Nearly 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a study suggests "invisible and toxic oil" made the spill much worse than some experts 9 Sep 2010 There are those who call the disaster the "Deepwater Horizon spill." That includes the Coast Guard and Interior Department, which have named
About 40 minutes into the new movie Deepwater Horizon, there is a scene in which crew member Jimmy Harrell is suddenly called into the dining area on the floating drilling platform of the same name.. The Deepwater Horizon rig was owned and operated by offshore oil drilling company Transocean, leased by oil company BP. The oil well over which the rig was placed was located on the seabed, 4,993 feet below the surface and extended approximately 18,000 feet into the rock. The Deepwater Horizon was behind schedule, and BP was intent on finishing the job quickly so the rig could move onto another well site. Once the blowout occurs, chaos ensues because the rig crew was not properly trained on how to respond to such a disaster. Deepwater Horizon survivor Caleb Holloway. A specific memory has stayed with Caleb Holloway since April 20, 2010, the night the Deepwater Horizon oil rig was torn apart off the coast of Louisana by an explosion that killed 11 crew members and became one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.
7 Oct 2016 The new movie 'Deepwater Horizon' depicts the blowout that triggered the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “Deepwater Horizon” was the name of the Transocean semi-submersible drilling rig that BP leased. As the 22 Sep 2016 Based on a true story, Deepwater Horizon tells of a disaster on a deep-sea oil rig. But how true is it to the real events? We talk to survivors. 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. 13 Feb 2020 Satellites couldn't track "invisible oil" during the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a new study in the journal Science Transocean, a contractor of offshore drilling rigs, was hired by BP to perform services for the Deepwater Horizon rig. As part of this arrangement, Transocean
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 12 Feb 2020 The cause of the discharge was an explosion on British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. That 30 Sep 2016 Boats battle a fire at the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 21, 2010, in the the dining area on the floating drilling platform of the same name. The explosion killed 11 crew members and set off the worst oil spill in U.S. history. 20 Apr 2011 One year after the fire and explosion on the BP Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, we round up the main points so far. History has seen offshore accidents such as oil rig explosions ranging from the Piper Alpha explosion that killed 167 in July 1988 to the Deepwater Horizon 20 Apr 2017 On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 people and injuring 17. So began an 87-day oil spill that
12 Feb 2020 Nearly 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a study suggests "invisible and toxic oil" made the spill much worse than some experts 9 Sep 2010 There are those who call the disaster the "Deepwater Horizon spill." That includes the Coast Guard and Interior Department, which have named 7 Oct 2016 The new movie 'Deepwater Horizon' depicts the blowout that triggered the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. “Deepwater Horizon” was the name of the Transocean semi-submersible drilling rig that BP leased. As the 22 Sep 2016 Based on a true story, Deepwater Horizon tells of a disaster on a deep-sea oil rig. But how true is it to the real events? We talk to survivors. 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. 13 Feb 2020 Satellites couldn't track "invisible oil" during the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, according to a new study in the journal Science