their domestic consumptions of oil have led to increased prices of gasoline whereby alternative forms of energy production are sought. With this in mind‚ offshore drilling can be a viable option for satiating the need of oil and also to boost the economy of the nation. In this report‚ I am going to discuss how the current Deepwater Horizon rig explosion has led to disastrous oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico causing environmental problems and also discuss how the oil spill if resolved and with safe and
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The Economic Impact of the BP Oil Spill In April of 2010‚ a British Petroleum operated oil drilling rig off the Gulf of Mexico‚ the Deepwater Horizon‚ exploded suddenly after high pressure methane gas from the oil well rose to the drilling rig‚ causing it to ignite and then sink to the bottom of the ocean floor. The explosion caused a sea-floor level oil blowout‚ and crude oil was leaked into the surrounding water for three months before a solution was found. After eighty-seven long days‚ the wellhead
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EFFECTS OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL ENEE 501 – POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL FOR THE ENERGY INDUSTRY HARJOT BHANDAL 10106493 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABTRACT 3 INTRODUCTION 3 BACKGROUND 3 ANALYSIS 5 CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION 5 ENVORNMENTAL EFFECTS 6 ECONOMIC EFFECT 7 CONCLUSION 8 REFERENCES 9 ABSTRACT On the 20th of April 2010‚ a tragic event occurred just off the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded resulting in millions
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INTRODUCTION Due to the very nature of oil resources‚ the environment is invariably affected. The first way in which the environment is affected by the oil industry is through both the drilling and the transportation processes. The chemicals used in the drilling can be harmful to the environment‚ drilling itself poses a great danger‚ for instance in case of an oil spill (as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill showed)‚ and as the Exxon Valdez disaster so evidently portrayed‚ transportation can be equally
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encountered two predicaments. The first was stopping a major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after an oilrig exploded. The second was persuading people that they were doing just so. The company damaged its environmentally friendly image when the Deepwater Horizon oilrig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20‚ 2010‚ eventually creating the largest marine oil spill in history. Eleven workers were killed‚ an estimated 6‚000 barrels of oil leaked per day‚ and years of irreversible damage occurred
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Reflection Paper on Gulf Oil Spill This presentation had a deep impact on me because I had been living in Gulf Breeze‚ Florida at the time of the spill. Gulf Breeze is located 15 miles West of Pensacola and the reefs and beaches were severely impacted by it. Not only did the spill impact the environment but also the tourism which that city needed to thrive; in turn businesses closed and restaurants plundered. When I looked outside my bedroom window at the ocean‚ instead of seeing the bright blue
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simple informative commercial or newscast. My main focus will be on the BP oil spill. The first sociology theory I will compare with is symbolic interactionism. Symbolic interactionism is the use of symbols or face to face interaction. The way that this relates to the BP oil spill is the way that the owner of the company‚ Kenneth R. Fineburg‚ said that he was going to help and compensate the victims of the oil spill. Commercials and speeches were made about his plans to pay back for the damage
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Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Damage April 20‚ 2010 began as a day of celebration‚ a day that marked 7 years without injury on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig‚ and ended with 11 people dead‚ 78 days of oil flow‚ and 1‚074 miles of the Gulf of Mexico contaminated. Three years after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill the beaches may appear clean but we have yet to see the final effects. BP‚ the company behind this tragedy‚ is still trying to clean up the mess they have created. This is a lot more complicated
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11‚ 2006‚ MT Solar I sank in the waters off Guimaras Island and dumped into the sea an estimated half of the 2.19 million liters of industrial fuel oil it was carrying. Since then‚ the Philippine Coast Guard has sprayed 115‚600 liters of chemical dispersants to contain the damage. But‚ the big question is this. What is the best way to clean up the oil slick? According to the PCG‚ the best way to do it is through the use of chemical dispersants. However‚ my opinion is different. I believe that the
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Affects of Oil Spill on Oyster Beds Beatrice Hemphill Biology 1408 Section 6300 Mrs. Shipley The oil spill was a terrible desaster that occurs when petroleum was accidentally released into the water and the environment. Oil spills normally take place on land and in the ocean. When the oil spills that occurs on land it can be cleaned up quickly if it is caught in a timely manner ‚ the oil spill caused major damage to the environment and can also affect the
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