Should The BP Oil Spill In Human History

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill occurred on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. This oil spill was the largest spill in history in front of the Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989. This oil spill released about 4.9 million barrels of oil into the ocean. This spill not only wreck havoc on the marine life but also the economic players that depended on ocean such as fisherman, tourism, and offshore drilling located along the gulf coast. Along will the spill the oil rig which was named Deepwater Horizon also went up in flames. This proved that the issue went far beyond just an oil rig that blew a line. Since this oil spill had drastic impacts all along the coast, BP which was the most liable for this incident faced criminal charges based on what happened. BP which knew the risks of deep ocean drilling failed to take the necessary safety procedures to reduce the risks of such incident occurring, thus was the reasoning behind placing most of the fault on them and not the other companies. The lack of regulatory oversight led to the issues and cost-cutting procedures opened the rig up to possible malfunctions like the one that occurred. During the spill into the gulf, BP sealed the well with cement which seemed to stop a majority of the oil from escaping the well. BP also recognized that the well was “dead” which was proven wrong when scientists still could conclude was leaking minor amounts of oil into the ocean. This spill not only proved to be harmful to the environment but also

After a long debate with the mangers of the rig, it was determined that the rig had a malfunction and overdue for a lot of updates and maintenance, but BP representatives did not believe it, and pushed the rig to its limits. The rig operated normally for some time, at least that’s what the BP representative were thinking, but they were wrong. The rig could not handle the pressure and it busted. Due to the negligence the rig eventually blew up, spilling a lot of oil. “The oil spill, the worst in maritime history, dumped 4.2 million barrels of oil, and officials released 1.8 million gallons of Corexit, a chemical depressant used to break up the oil, into the Gulf before the well was sealed.”(Marsa, 2016, para.

Spills like these cause us to see the bad of oil drilling, especially in the ocean where the oil can spread to marine life in surrounding water. There are many cons with drilling for oil, but there are also many pros. Personally it becomes hard to weigh the pros

There are four main reasons as to why this oil spill happened, but they were all mechanical flaws. One reason was that the borehole (a hole at the bottom of the boat used to locate oil and gas) was not completely covered with cement which allowed the oil to leak out of the boat. Another reason was that the boat contained two main

The purpose of this paper is to examine one of the largest offshore oil spills in U.S. history, BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion in 2010. This paper seeks to investigate closely the system and the reasons of failure, to answer the questions behind numerous studies on this accident, Is Deepwater Horizon explosion inevitable? and What can we do to avoid such accidents?

The biggest oil spill in history started on April 20th, 2010 by an oil ring called the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil ring was owned by an offshore oil drilling company called Transocean and they were leasing the oil ring to British Petroleum. The oil well was located on a seabed 4,993 feet below the surface of the ocean. On April 20th, a surge of natural gas penetrated through the concrete core and went up the Deepwater rig’s riser which led to the drilling platform catching fire, and exploding. This caused eleven people to die and injured another seventeen people. During this oil spill more than 200 million gallons of oil was pumped over a period of 87 days into the Gulf of Mexico until the well was capped in July, 2010. A study in the blowout preventer showed that huge blades known as blind shear rams

It was drilling the deepest oil well in history with a vertical depth of 35,050 ft. (Blanchfield 11). It unexpectedly exploded on April 20th, 2010 and killed 11 crewmen. Somehow, a highly flammable gas made it up the drilling pipes of the rig and caused a fire. 2 days later, the rig sank into the ocean, spilling thousands of gallons of Macondo oil each day just 52 miles off of the coast of Louisiana (Blanchfield 2). Over the course of 87 days, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig leaked an estimated 3.19 million barrels of Macondo oil into the Gulf of Mexico, which became the worst marine oil spill in U.S. history and affected the area’s environment, economy, and

On April 20, 2010, the British Petroleum (BP) leased Deepwater Horizon drilling rig took an unexpected kick of gas pressure from an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. The release ignited, and through the failure of the blowout preventers progressed into a firestorm. The fire consumed the drilling rig platform, sinking it, causing 11 casualties, and the subsequent release of 4.9 million barrels of oil into in the gulf before the release contained (British Petroleum). The incident is

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill happened on April 20, 2010 on the Gulf of Mexico. A fire engulfed the Deepwater Horizon oil-drilling rig which killed 11 of the 126 workers. On April 22, 2010 a second explosion sunk the rig to the bottom of the ocean. There was a safety valve that was tried but didn’t work. Around 60,000 barrels of oil leaked into the ocean each day. Total 5 million barrels of oil leaked. The oil slick covered around 2,500 miles. To stop the oil from leaking they tried small submarines to flip a switch and a large metal box to cover the well. Neither of them worked. A relief well pumped mud and concrete to plug the leak. The well was plugged for good on September 19, 2010.

Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater offshore oil drilling rig licensed by BP. It was drilling the deepest oil well in US history, in the Gulf of Mexico. On April 20th, 2010, there was an explosion on the oil rig that caused it to burn and sink. This resulted in the deaths of 11 workers, the injury of 16 others, and a massive oil spill. With a volume of 4.9 million barrels pumped into the gulf (“On Scene Coordinator Report Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill”), and a total covered area of 68 thousand square miles ("BP / Gulf Oil Spill"), it is considered the largest environmental disaster in US history. (Zeller).

The nature of the laws in offshore drilling and oil spills intersect with the justice system in its application. The Department of Interior’s Mineral Management Service as well as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) along with other agencies such as the Coast Guard, all have regulatory systems for drilling. However, according to the National Commissions report, the implementation of the regulations, coupled with inadequate industry safety culture, enhances the chances of blow outs, and by extension environmental justice impacts. BOEMRE was responsible for leasing the oil exploration tract to BP. The US Coast Guard is responsible for determination of the fitness of the rig and leakage control mechanisms. Environmental Protection Agency have multiple functions including the coordination or local and national response teams. The Federal Emergency Management Administration controls the

It was the biggest oil spill in United States history with total of more than 200 million gallons of crude spilled.

There are a number of contemporary issues affecting today’s companies and relevant stakeholders that can be derived from the Deepwater horizon oil spill incident. The most notable contemporary issue is pollution; the incident resulted in 4.9 million barrels of oil

The BP Oil Spill An Introductory Background - One of the most controversial ecological disasters in recent history focused on multinational British Petroleum and their Gulf of Mexico Operations. The Deepwater Oil Disaster began on April 20, 2010 with an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon Oil platform, killing 11, injuring 17. It was not until July 15th, however, that the leak was stopped by capping the wellhead, after releasing almost 5 million barrels (206 million gallons) of crude oil, or 53,000 barrels per day into the Gulf of Mexico. It was not until September 19th that the relief well process was complete and the U.S. Government, EPA, and Coast Guard agencies declared the well breach effectively stopped (Cavnar, 2010).

Although the accident was caused by a mechanical failure, it spiralled out of control because of an insufficient safety system. BP acted inefficiently and their carelessness cost the lives of people and damaged the environment, nevertheless this does not mean they acted in an unethical way as