But accidents like the transocean deepwater horizon oil rig explosion show the risks as companies explore farther and drill deeper. Drill deeper into the deepwater horizon true story by watching the mike williams interview and footage of the deepwater horizon burning and sinking. Department of energy could clean up 90% of the oil in a week, using poorlytested technology. Deepwater horizon was not an extractive oil rig, but an exploratory rig. When it exploded on april 20 it was in the process of completing its exploration by capping the well it had bored some three. What caused the explosion on the deepwater horizon. Apr 20, 2018 8 years after deepwater horizon explosion, is another disaster waiting to happen. Also view an interview with the real caleb holloway, who is portrayed by dylan obrien in the movie. After the deepwater horizon disaster june 3, 20 issue. A decade later, the deepwater horizon oil spill has left an.
More buoyant oil traveled up through about a mile 1. This summary asks some of the key questions and provides the answers by linking to witness testimony and official investigations. Why is it so hard to get answers about deepwater horizon. Although the resulting oil spill has potentially grave environmental implications, recent efforts. Like the deepwater horizon itself, with its many moving parts, the disaster which unfolded at the rig during april of 2010 includes many different issues. While drilling a 35,050foot deep exploratory well in 5,100 feet of water, methane gas expanded into the drilling rig and ignited, causing a massive fireball and destroying the oil pipeline to the rig. The anatomy of a disaster, the fate of the gulf, and ending our oil addiction. The deepwater horizon rig, located at the macondo well in the gulf of mexico, exploded as a result of a blowout on april 20, 2010. It was years of cutting corners, not one careless mistake, that caused the explosion. Bp and the making of the deepwater horizon disaster. Jun 28, 2018 the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill disaster may have had a lasting impact upon even the smallest organisms in the gulf of mexico, scientists have found amid warnings that the oceans around. Especially chilling is cavnars assertion that other disasters will follow deepwater horizon, since 27% of domestic production comes from deepwater drilling and a 2009 study of subsea blow out protectors showed a failure rate of 45%.
A simple but counterintuitive fact led to the horizon disaster. A dramatization of the disaster in april 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the deepwater horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in american history. Deepwater horizon 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 subsequent sinking on april 22. The rig was 396 by 256 ft 121 by 78 m and capable of operating in waters up to 8,000 feet 2,400 m deep, to a maximum drill depth of 30,000 ft 9,100 m. 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. The presumed blowout preventer bop failure is an important but secondary issue. But when he was about 22, he attended a job fair with his cousin and was hired by a shallow water drilling company. In april 2010, there is no oil exploration operation in the gulf of mexico to compare with the deepwater horizon oil. This film exposes the behind the scenes coverup to hide the worst environmental disaster of all time from the world and the people who live in the region. Its been six years since the deepwater horizon oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico, but for survivor mike williams, the memory is still fresh. His offer was accepted, despite zero evidence that the technology ever worked.
Oil moved with deep sea currents, creating a plume of oil within the deep sea. Nceas researchers offer new ecological model for deep water oil spills. Apr 23, 2020 the deepwater horizon disaster set new records for holding polluters to account. 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. A deepwater horizon survivor wants you to know the men who. Fire on the horizon the untold story of deepwater horizon. The untold story of the explosion aboard the deepwater horizon by tom shroder, john konrad isbn. Banding together, the coworkers must use their wits to make it out. Deepwater horizon survivor describes horrors of blast and escape from rig.
The deepwater horizon was a 9yearold drilling rig that could operate in waters up to 10,000 feet deep approximately two miles. Deepwater horizon movie vs true story of mike williams. These guys were on the deepwater horizon when it blew up. Pdf the explosion and destruction of the deepwater horizon dh was a watershed moment for safety management in the us oil and gas. This report examines the causes of the blowout of the macondo well that occurred in the gulf of mexico on april 20, 2010, and provides a series of recommendations, for both the oil and gas industry and government regulators, intended to reduce the likelihood and impact of any future losses of well control during offshore drilling. Deepwater horizon was an ultradeepwater, dynamically positioned, semisubmersible offshore drilling rig owned by transocean. Deepwater horizon survivor describes horrors of blast and. Dec 07, 2016 directed by robert doty, bryan martin. Another side of the deepwater horizon story texas monthly. On april 20th, 2010, the bp deep water horizon floating oil rig drilling in the gulf of mexico exploded, killing eleven crewmen. Now a film has been released tells the story of those working on board. It seemed inevitable that the deadly 2010 explosion of the bpoperated deepwater horizon offshore drilling platform, which caused millions of. Two and a half years earlier, kaluza had been one of two bp supervisors on the deepwater horizon oil rig the night it exploded, and he was worried that the.
After the disaster struck in april 2010, williams, who worked as the chief electronics technician on the oil rig, quickly became one of the voices of the tragedy. Deepwater horizon disaster altered building blocks of. The horizons owner, transocean, the worlds largest operator of offshore oil rigs, had provided the crew with a detailed handbook on how to respond to signs of a blowout. May 20, 2010 deepwater horizon survivor describes horrors of blast and escape from rig. The creature is a mutation from the deep water horizons oil spill in the gulf. As the oil escaped the pressure dropped in the annular space above the pipe ram. Bp is to blame for deepwater horizon, but its mistake was. On april 20, 2010, the deepwater horizon oil rig exploded into fire in the northern gulf of mexico, approximately 40 miles off the coast of louisiana.
In 2010 bps deepwater horizon catastrophe spiraled into the worst humanmade economic and ecological disaster in gulf coast history. But oil and gas that were already above the pipe ram continued to flow upward towards the deep water horizon. On april 20, 2010, the deepwater horizon drilling rig explodes in the gulf of mexico, igniting a massive fireball that kills several crew members. I too had a loved one working on an oil rig the day the deepwater horizon exploded. Apr 14, 2015 remnants remain five years after a bp oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico, killing 11 people. Im pushing my way back from the desk when my computer monitor exploded, williams told pelley. 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. The worst of the explosions gutted the deepwater horizon stem to stern. 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. I tore through it like a novel but with the queasy knowledge that the whole damn thing is true. We get good character development and a detailed behindthescenes look at the considerations, disagreements and actions that led up to the catastrophic explosion, but there are. The untold story of the explosion aboard the deepwater horizon.
Even if the us were to regulate or ban all offshore drilling. 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. Apr 21, 2010 major mishaps aboard oil rigs are rare. Mar, 2017 deepwater horizons job was to locate an oil deposit, drill it, and move on while another rig exploited the find. What is the best book to read about the deepwater horizon. Apr, 2020 deepwater horizon 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 subsequent sinking on april 22. Two and a half years earlier, kaluza had been one of two bp supervisors on the deepwater horizon oil rig the night it exploded, and he was worried that the federal government would hold him. The anatomy of a disaster, the fate of the gulf, and ending our oil addiction peter lehner, bob deans on. Internal bp document bphzncec 22669 referenced in national commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill and offshore drilling. Watch deepwater horizon online stream full movie directv. Remembering the victims and survivors of deepwater horizon. Deepwater horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean. The deepwater horizon disaster in book form mother jones.
Crew members were cut down by shrapnel, hurled across rooms and. 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 subsequent sinking on. Sep 08, 2010 the eight failures that caused the gulf oil spill. A suncam online continuing education course a case study in engineering ethics. Deepwater drillinglargely ignored or misunderstood to that pointexploded in the american consciousness in the worst way possible. Page on its free to the public for download, but you can buy a copy if you want. Eight years after the deadly deepwater horizon explosion, a safety watchdog aims to prevent another disaster. The gulf oil disaster and the future of offshore drilling.
Pretty slick the bp deepwater horizon exposed updated and. Dec 26, 2010 the horizons owner, transocean, the worlds largest operator of offshore oil rigs, had provided the crew with a detailed handbook on how to respond to signs of a blowout. Eleven crew were killed, 17 injured, and nearly 5 million barrels of oil leaked from the well that took three months to cap, representing the largest oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry. Deepwater horizon was a 9yr old semisubmersible, mobile floating, dynamically positioned drilling rig that could operate in water up to 10,000 deep. But on april 20, 2010, the deepwater horizon rig exploded and sank, killing 11 workers and injuring 17 others.
Sep 30, 2016 on april 20 2010, the deepwater horizon oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico, creating the worst spill in u. The 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill disaster may have had a lasting impact upon even the smallest organisms in the gulf of mexico, scientists have found. Deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill us epa. There is certainly no shortage of books about the deepwater horizon disaster. But it had much less impact on laws regulating offshore drilling or us oil dependence. The deepwater horizon blew up on april 20, 2010, killing eleven men.
Deepwater horizon and the gulf oil spill the key questions. By the time it sank and settled onto the floor of the gulf of mexico, the search for who was responsible had already begun. Sep 02, 2010 a simple but counterintuitive fact led to the horizon disaster. Deepwater horizon by earl boebert goodreads share book. During the real deepwater horizon oil spill, actor kevin costner offered his services, claiming that a small company he bought from the u. The untold story of the explosion aboard the deepwater horizon audible audio edition. Transocean deepwater horizon oil rig explosion shows new. 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. In his first job with the oil industry, my stepdad was working it on a rig. 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.
Chief electronics technician mike williams mark wahlberg and his colleagues find themselves fighting for survival as the heat and the flames become stifling and overwhelming. Deepwater horizon was the second semisubmersible rig constructed of a class of two, although deepwater nautilus, its predecessor, is not dynamically positioned. What marine recruits go through in boot camp earning the title making marines on parris island duration. Now a film has been released which tells the story of those working on board. When the company was bought out, holloway found himself in the transocean office in houston. Oct 29, 2014 these guys were on the deepwater horizon when it blew up. Two months after deepwater horizon exploded and sank, site response efforts were still burning natural gas captured from the ruptured well.
Many small human errors combined to create the conditions for this tragic accident. The deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion was the april 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the deepwater horizon semisubmersible mobile. Deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill enforcement us. With vernon wells, ashley featherstone trigg, summer selby, ruthie bolton. The eight failures that caused the gulf oil spill new scientist. Fire on the horizon the untold story of deepwater horizon disaster one of the best disaster books ive ever read a phenomenal feat of journalism. May 23, 2017 deepwater horizon exploded because oil and gas from a highlypressured formation underground found their way to the surface, flowing in an uncontrolled fashion. Deepwater horizon movie vs true story of mike williams, explosion. A sea creature is terrorizing a small gulf coast town. Deepwater horizon is a fascinating, entertaining and inspiring take on a reallife disaster. There is certainly no shortage of books about the deepwater horizon. The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of the deepwater horizon and the deaths of 11 workers. The explosion and destruction of the deepwater horizon dh was a watershed moment for safety management in the us oil and gas industry. The 2011 national oil spill commission investigation.
Mark wahlberg sits down with his deepwater horizon. He meant the moratorium on deep water drilling imposed by the obama administration in response to the spill. More than 200 million gallons of crude oil was spilled into the gulf of mexico during the deepwater horizon oil spill. Sep 30, 2016 its been six years since the deepwater horizon oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico, but for survivor mike williams, the memory is still fresh. For many of us, then, the new movie deepwater horizon, which chronicles the last few hours aboard the rig, may be hard. Heres the absolute best explanation of how and why it happened. On april 20, 2010, the deepwater horizon oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico, creating the worst spill in u. Pretty slick the bp deepwater horizon exposed updated. A decade later, the deepwater horizon oil spill has left. A deepwater horizon survivor wants you to know the men who were lost. A spark from an electrical device ignited the highlycombustible mix.
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