Whats the environmental impact of the deepwater horizon. Early response to the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion uscg. Aug 30, 2010 on april 20, 2010, a british petroleum bp offshore oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers on the rig and spilling tens of thousands of barrels of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. Aerial and satellite photos, and animations of the expanding oil. Three years on from the deepwater horizon oil spill, which devastated the gulf coast of the us, the residents of grand isle, louisiana, are still living with the effects of the disaster. Watch deepwater horizon 2016 full online on soapgate. Apr 20, 2015 on april 20, 2010, communities throughout the gulf coast of the united states were devastated by the explosion of the deepwater horizon, a stateoftheart offshore oil rig in the gulf of mexico. Washington contending that it lacks proper regulatory authority, the chemical safety board on nov.
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. Created with help from the trust for public land, the deepwater horizon project tracker is a centralized directory of projects funded as a result of the deepwater horizon oil spill. Deepwater horizon oil spill national ocean service. Bp switches on live video from oil leak environment. Deepwater horizon oil spill final programmatic damage.
Aaas science and technology policy fellowship program and the oak. Deepwater horizon oil spill this article is more than 9 years old. A massive response ensued to protect beaches, wetlands and estuaries from the spreading oil utilizing skimmer ships, floating booms, controlled burns and 1. Whats the environmental impact of the deepwater horizon oil. Deepwater horizon and the gulf oil spill the key questions answered 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. The deepwater horizon dwh ultradeepwater semisubmersible oil. Jun 05, 2014 the best technical description of what happened. The deepwater horizon blowout, which occurred on april 20, 2010, resulted in an unprecedented oil spill. The deepwater horizon spill may have caused irreversible damage to gulf coast marshes oil from the deepwater horizon spill floats on the water in. Restoring the gulf of mexico after the deepwater horizon oil spill in 2010, the unprecedented deepwater horizon oil spill impacted the gulf of mexico ecosystem and communities from texas to florida. The spill was caused by an oil gusher when the drilling machines exploded on april 20, 2010.
Deepwater horizon is a story of both gross managerial incompetence and personal heroism in the 2010 bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico. Assessing the impacts from deepwater horizon response. New deepwater horizon data reveals invisible oil that. This is the complaint and summary judgement for deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill. You may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page. Many small human errors combined to create the conditions for this tragic accident. Deepwater horizon noaas damage assessment remediation and. The following files are necessary to access the gis datadbf attribute information. The material here is primarily from the us coast guard, and includes other sources as well us noaa, us osha, us air force, us army, us fish and wildlife service, canadian department of fisheries, individuals and etech. The deepwater horizon oil spill is also called the bp oil spill, the gulf of mexico oil spill, or the macondo blowout.
It is a very effective way of putting the size of the spill in terms that people can identify with. Litigation commenced almost immediately after the explosion and oil spill. The gulf oil spill literally caused wetlands to sink beneath. This animation shows the impact of the deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico on the spawning habitat of atlantic bluefin tuna. The blowout preventer that was intended to shut off the flow of highpressure oil and gas from the macondo well in the gulf of mexico during the disaster on the deepwater horizon drilling rig on. Deepwater horizon oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an april 20, 2010, explosion on the deepwater horizon oil riglocated. Oil spill by the oil rig deepwater horizon in gulf of mexico on april 20, 2010 official courtauthorized website. Study reveals deepwater horizon oil spill larger than previously thought. Oil spill, kurt russell, captain phillips, tom hanks, american flag, michael bay, mark wahlberg, john malkovich, gina rodriguez, dylan obrien, kate hudson, podcast, audio. Microbial transformation of the deepwater horizon oil spill. Apr 18, 20 three years on from the deepwater horizon oil spill, which devastated the gulf coast of the us, the residents of grand isle, louisiana, are still living with the effects of the disaster. Applications of science and engineering to quantify and control the.
The deepwater horizon oil spill in 2010 wasnt sept. Houston, texas, june 5, 2014 the csb today released a narrated computer animation recreating the deepwater horizon blowout on april 20, 2010. The eight failures that caused the gulf oil spill new. As restoration efforts are underway on lands impacted by the deepwater horizon bp spill, federal agencies are responsible under the national historic preservation act to consult with states, tribes and other interested parties concerning potential effects of restoration work on recognized. The red dot is the location of the deepwater horizon oil well, which exploded on april 20, releasing oil into the gulf.
Deepwater horizon 2016 full watch free online on soapgate aka soap2day with english subtitles. The shoreline cleanup and assessment technique scat program. Director peter berg and cinematographer enrique chediak create a visual holocaust in the flames and explosions of the huge. Ably led by mark wahlberg, the cast is thoroughly believable in a harrowing disaster. By may 27, 2010, transocean, which owned the deepwater horizon, said in testimony before the u. Controlled burns continued to be used at the deepwater horizon spill site through midmay, when conditions were right. All things bnet on bps gulf of mexico oil spill cbs news.
Bp switches on live video from oil leak environment the. Apr 20, 2011 deepwater horizon and the gulf oil spill the key questions answered 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. This electronic book on dvdrom provides an encyclopedic collection of uptodate documents, images, and videos about every aspect of the deepwater horizon bp disaster in the gulf of mexico, from the initial explosion to the containment and cleanup effort, federal government and industry response, and investigation along with guides to oil spill cleanup and environmental impacts. Read our 10years after update the department of the interior is playing a major role in many restoration efforts. Industrial animator beau brown and his team of 3d animators. The explosion killed 11 workers and injured 17 people.
A study published this week in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences offers evidence that the dispersant may helped microbes break down the oil. Environmental groups sue trump administration over relaxing. It is an independent research program that studies the effect of hydrocarbon releases on the environment and public health, as well as develops improved spill mitigation, oil detection, characterization. They have included an extensive claims settlement process for a guilty plea to criminal charges by bp, and an ongoing clean water act lawsuit brought by the u. The patchy nature of surface oil and the dynamic daytoday movement see animation in ref. Bp switches on live video from oil leak this article is more than 9 years old. The video explains how this failure directly led to the massive oil spill and. Jun 05, 2014 the blowout preventer that was intended to shut off the flow of highpressure oil and gas from the macondo well in the gulf of mexico during the disaster on the deepwater horizon drilling rig on. Officials pumped a huge amount of chemicals into the deep ocean during the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill in an effort to disperse the oil.
The 2010 deepwater horizon bp oil spill was a megadisaster characterized as the. Consent decree for deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill pdf 357 pp, 11 mb. Jul 15, 2010 controlled burns continued to be used at the deepwater horizon spill site through midmay, when conditions were right. Deepwater horizon oil spill simple english wikipedia. This aerial image of the oil spill was taken on may 6, 2010, just a few weeks after the initial disaster.
April 2018 marks the eightyear anniversary of the 2010 deepwater horizon gulf of mexico oil spill, the largest oil spill to ever occur in u. Oct 18, 2010 this animation shows the impact of the deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico on the spawning habitat of atlantic bluefin tuna. The civil and criminal proceedings stemming from the explosion of deepwater horizon and the resulting massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico began shortly after the april 20, 2010 incident and have continued since then. The deepwater horizon spill may have caused irreversible. Although a large proportion of the hydrocarbons was. Deepwater horizon oil spill simple english wikipedia, the. Nontraditional response and emergency restoration projects hosted by the department of the interior, office of environmental policy and compliance may 17. Download deepwater horizon 2016 film to pc or mobile now bluray 720p. This chapter describes the deepwater horizon oil spill incident, including a. Epa, in partnership with other federal and state departments and agencies, has made significant progress in addressing the impacts of the spill. The rig was owned by an offshore drilling contractor. How filmmakers made an oil rig explode in deepwater horizon. This represents the first onwater insitu burning at a spill since the 1989 test burn during the exxon valdez oil spill, which was the first time a fireresistant boom was used at a spill.
The gulf study gulf longterm followup study is a health study for individuals who helped with the oil spill cleanup, took training, signed up to work, or were sent to the gulf to help in some way after the deepwater horizon disaster. The gulf oil spill literally caused wetlands to sink. Nov 02, 2010 bnets best have provided coverage and insight into the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion and the subsequent bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico since it all began april 20. Tracking the oil was a critical part of disaster response efforts, and esl and wavcis played a pivotal role in the immediate aftermath.
From the earliest days of the oil spill, the government had sent. Hong kong, united states of america, story by 123movies admin. Ecosystems are comprised of biological, physical, and chemical components. The video depicts how highpressure oil and gas from the macondo well in the gulf of mexico caused an explosion on the drilling rig that killed 11 workers and seriously injured 17 others. Dark brown oil in marsh seen during a flight on may 18, 2010. The red dot is the location of the deepwater horizon oil well, which exploded on april 20, releasing oil into the gulf near the louisiana coast that has yet to be contained.
Bps deepwater horizon oil well, located 5,000 feet below the oceans surface, leaked 5 million barrels 205. The failures and explosion at the deep horizon platform in the macondo oil. The deepwater horizon was a semisubmersible platform searching for oil deposits. Consent decree for deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico. The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, oil leak, or oil disaster.
The deepwater horizon cleanup officially ended in april 2014, but many people will tell you that the recovery is just getting started. Noaa was on the scene from the earliest moments of the crisis, bringing more than 25 years of experience protecting and restoring our coasts from oil spills. Where a simple layering of flame effects upon each other sufficed for previous films, the evolving inferno of deepwater horizon necessitated a dramatic upgrade in ilms simulation software. Apr 20, 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill 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. 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. Restoring the gulf of mexico after the deepwater horizon. The eight failures that caused the gulf oil spill new scientist. Shoreline cleanup and assessment technique scat team members survey an affected shoreline after the oil spill.
This is the consent decree for deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill. The deepwater horizon oil spill was an industrial disaster that began on april 20, 2010, in the. Six years after the deepwater horizon oil spill devastated the shore of the gulf of mexico, scientists are still taking stock of the damage it caused. The blowout preventer that was intended to shut off the flow of highpressure oil and gas from the macondo well in the gulf of mexico during the. 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 louisiana and its subsequent sinking on april 22.
April 4, 2017 the 2010 deepwater horizon disaster spread spilled oil deep into the oceans depths and along the shores of the gulf of mexico, compromising the complex ecosystem and local economies. Complaint for deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill pdf 27 pp, 260 k deepwater ruling liability pdf 24 pp, 160 k. Apr 04, 2017 april 4, 2017 the 2010 deepwater horizon disaster spread spilled oil deep into the oceans depths and along the shores of the gulf of mexico, compromising the complex ecosystem and local economies. Invisible oil escaped the view of satellites that were tasked with measuring the extent of the deepwater horizon spill in the gulf of mexico in 2010, according to a new study. In deepwater horizon, oil and water dont make a good. Gulf oil spill response efforts national institute of. The 11minute animation illustrates how the deepwater horizons. During the course of this 3mo disaster a series of different bacterial taxa were enriched in succession within deep plumes, but the. 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. Just 50 miles off the coast of louisiana, bp was operating the deepwater horizon drilling rig, in 5000 feet of water. The deepwater horizon dwh accident released an estimated 4.
On april 20, 2010, a british petroleum bp offshore oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers on the rig and spilling tens of thousands of barrels of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. Consent decree for deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil. Visit the gulf spill restoration website for a list of contacts. Bottlenose dolphin with oil adhered to the head, july 2010. The oil spill imagery is being updated periodically as the spill. Despite a complex effort to cap the well, oil and gas spewed from the site until july 15, 2010. Bnets best have provided coverage and insight into the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion and the subsequent bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico since it. Csb releases new computer animation of 2010 deepwater. During the bp horizon gulf oil spill, ceo of industrial3d, beau brown created. Deepwater horizon and the gulf oil spill the key questions. These archived maps and data represent the emergency fishery closures and openings in the gulf of mexico due to the deepwater horizon oil spill. On april 20, 2010, a combination of mud, seawater and gas from methane hydrates erupted from the oil well of the deepwater horizon oil rig. Six years after deepwater horizon, tracking a long.
The response and the natural resources damage assessment were the largest in the nations history. The blowout preventer that was intended to shut off the flow of highpressure oil and gas from the macondo well in the gulf of mexico during the deepwater horizon explosion on april 20, 2010, failed to seal the well due to unrecognized pipe buckling, according to a new twovolume draft investigation report released last week by the u. Ten years after the deepwater horizon oil spill were. Deepwater horizon oil contaminated every type of habitat that northern gulf of mexico marine mammals occupy. This animation of the gulf of mexico oil spill was created using actual overflight information and forecast models from the noaa and unified command. The oil spill contaminated prime marine mammal habitat in the estuarine, nearshore, and offshore waters of the northern gulf of mexico.
Microbial transformation of the deepwater horizon oil. Nov 21, 2016 six years after the deepwater horizon oil spill devastated the shore of the gulf of mexico, scientists are still taking stock of the damage it caused. Commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill and offshore drilling, january 2011, washington. If you or your business were harmed by the deepwater horizon oil spill, you may be able to get payments and other benefits from two separate legal settlements. Deepwater horizon oil spill lessons learned workshop. The deepwater horizon oil spill is regarded as one of the largest environmental disasters in american history. It was an oil spill in the gulf of mexico, the largest marine oil spill in history. The april 2010 deepwater horizon dwh oil spill in the gulf of mexico resulted in the largest offshore oil spill in u. Eight catastrophic failures led to the explosion that destroyed the deepwater horizon drilling rig in the gulf of mexico, killing 11. House judiciary committee that it was defendant in 120 lawsuits, of which more than 80 were class actions seeking payment for financial losses covered by the oil spill pollution act. On april 20, 2010, communities throughout the gulf coast of the united states were devastated by the explosion of the deepwater horizon, a state. Oil spill specific fact sheets pdf the natural historic preservation act.