Starting in 1908 with the discovery of oil in persia, our story has always been about transitions from coal to oil, from oil to gas, from onshore to deep water, and now onwards towards a new mix of energy sources as the world moves into a lower carbon future. Authors representing academic, government, and private researcher groups from 14 countries bring a diverse and global perspective to this volume. Tom bergin is a former oil broker and a journalist who has reported on the energy industry for more than 12 years. Essays about bp british petroleum 2010 gulf oil spill.
Deepwater horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean life. The book introduces the reader to bp, how the company was formed, the chequered past it has, and discusses the recent disaster of one of the biggest oil spills in history. April tuesday, april 20 located about 50 miles southeast of the louisiana coast, british petroleum s bp deepwater horizon oil rig explodes around 11 p. Imagining bps azerbaijangeorgiaturkey pipelines system by platform et al. With a long history of cutbacks and negligence, bp has demonstrated reluctance to prevent oil spills. Consider that finding the oil spills was difficult, and in turn deploying the right vessels to address the situation became equally challenging. Therefore the bp oil spill is the worst ever known on earth. But over the last few years, bp has quietly reduced its investment in renewable energy to a. Disasters paperback march 1, 2011 by peter benoit author. As the oil continued to leak out into the open ocean, not only sea life became endangered, human health did as well.
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The gulf of mexico oil spill is a clear indication that british petroleum consistently failed to address the situation before it got out of hand. Bp plc, formerly called anglopersian oil company, ltd. British petroleum oil spill on april 20, 2010, deepwater horizon, the semisubmersible exploratory offshore drilling rig in the macondo prospect oil field in the gulf of mexico, exploded and sank after two days. It is one of the worlds seven oil and gas supermajors, whose performance in 2012 made it the worlds sixthlargest oil and gas company, the sixthlargest energy company by market capitalization and the company with the worlds. From april to july 2010, more than 185 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the gulf coast, deep water, 2010. The deepwater horizon oil spill blowout did much to change the perception of oil spills as. The bp oil spill is the largest oil spill in marine waters, according to the flow estimates announced on august 2 by a federal panel of scientists, called the flow rate technical group. Deep oil spills facts, fate, and effects steven murawski springer. Risk management through the lens of complexity bp oil crisis. Bps deepwater horizon oil well, located 5,000 feet below the oceans surface, leaked 5 million barrels 205. The gulf oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in u.
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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. 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. The bp oil spill that started below the deepwater horizon oil rig in the. Content may change dramatically as the debacle unfolds. In april 2010, the world watched in alarm as bps macondo well suffered a fatal explosion and a catastrophic leak. Selected fulltext books and articles after disaster. The world witnessed the largest oil spill in its history in april 2010 in the gulf of mexico.
The next year, when a badly maintained oil pipeline ruptured and spilled 200,000 gallons of crude oil over alaskas north slope, the oil giant once again promised to. The great oil companies and the world they made by anthony sampson viking press, 1975. Fisheries, cleanup efforts, investigation ringbound book and dvdrom on. Apr 07, 20 removal of oil from gulf environmentburning the oilapproximately 9,300,000 to,100,000 usgallons of oil was burned on the oceansurface. As names go, the first exploitation company sounds like an inspired slight dreamed up by an angry anti oil campaigner. Jun 17, 2010 the oil field was immediately encircled by indias bengal lancers, as if it were british territory, and an ecstatic lieutenant a. Agenda setting, public policy, and focusing events by thomas a. Bp has a history of blasts and oil spills the new york times. British petroleum and oil spill 1197 words bartleby. April marked the fiveyear anniversary of the british petroleum deepwater horizon oil spill, the biggest oil industry disaster in history.
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Birkland georgetown university press, 1997 librarians tip. The deepwater horizon oil spill, also known as the bp oil spill, bp oil disaster or the gulf of mexico oil spill, was an industrial disaster that began on april 20, 2010, in the gulf of mexico. On april 20, 2010, deepwater horizon, the semisubmersible exploratory offshore drilling rig in the macondo prospect oil field in the gulf of mexico, exploded and sank after two days. Oil spill environmental forensics case studies includes 34 chapters that serve to present various aspects of environmental forensics in relation to realworld oil spill case studies from around the globe. The complete story of the devastating bp oil spill of 2010. April tuesday, april 20 located about 50 miles southeast of the louisiana coast, british petroleums bp deepwater horizon oil rig explodes around 11 p. The runaway well would spew crude oil into the gulf for three months, creating the largest accidental marine spill in the history of the oil. On may 19, the environmental protection agency gave british petroleum 24 hours tochoose less toxic alternatives to corexit from a list of dispersants.
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. Frontline and propublica investigate the long and troubled history of the oil giant, bp. Bp plc formerly the british petroleum company plc and bp amoco plc is a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in london, united kingdom. On april 20, 2010, british petroleums deepwater horizon oil rig in the gulf of mexico exploded, killing 11 workers and wounding 17 and crippling the macondo well some 5,000 feet below the surface. Now, the government says, nearly that much oil is pouring out every day from the current spill. Components of petroleum are separated using a technique called fractional distillation, i. Brownes bp costcutting led to gulf spill, book says reuters. Oil spill environmental forensics case studies 1st edition. Deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill us epa. In april 2010, a british petroleum and transocean deepwater horizon oil rig exploded resulting in one of historys largest spills in the gulf of mexico.
On april 20, 2010, a tragic explosion caused the death of eleven workers. A gigantic oil drilling platform 49 miles off the louisiana coast in the macondo prospect of the gulf of mexico owned by british petroleum was its purpose and operator. The spill was the result of a deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion. It is one of the worlds seven oil and gas supermajors, whose performance in 2012 made it the worlds sixthlargest oil and gas company, the sixthlargest energy company by market capitalization and the company with the worlds 12thlargest. And theres bp, right smack dab in the middle of all three.
As the bp oil spill civil trial begins this week, the federal government will attempt to prove whether british petroleum bp andor any of its contractors such as transocean rig, the owner and operator of the deepwater horizon oil rig, and halliburton hal, which was responsible for pouring the cement plugs in the well, were grossly negligent and thus financially liable in causing. Deepwater horizon an overview sciencedirect topics. The gas traveled up the rigs riser to the platform, where it ignited, killing 11 workers and. Such a history inevitably touches on many different historical interests ranging from international relations to social, economic, political and military topics. This spill was so devastating that it took almost four years and billions of dollars to clean up. Based on unrestricted access to papers and personnel at bp, as well as numerous other sources, this second volume of bps history aims to be an honest and comprehensive examination of the company in the period 19281954. This is evident in the bp gulf coast oil spill, a preventable manmade disaster. In that period, bp accounted for 15 percent of the oil production in the gulf. It is recognized as the worst oil spill in the history of the united states, killing eleven people. Deepwater horizon oil spill environment the guardian.
An alaskan pipeline burst, a fatal refinery explosion and now a 210,000gallonaday oil leak in the gulf of mexico. The memory of such troubling events drove the newly anointed british petroleum company to diversify throughout the second half of the 20th century, dramatically increasing its oil extraction from. In fact, it was the original title, coined in 1903, of the troubled company. Then contemplate balancing supply chain and human resources issues that come with any large scale, unplanned deployment british petroleum, 2011. For the past seven years he has headed reuterss coverage of the oil industry in europe, the middle east, and africa, and his work has been published in the globe and mail, the international herald tribune, the new york times, the shanghai daily, the times, and the wall.
Bp, the oil company that managed the drilling rig, was accused of incompetence and its chief. British petroleums oil spill short documentary youtube. Also known by various other descriptions, such as bp oil spill, gulf oil disaster. It is the largest marine oil spill in history caused by an explosion on the deepwater horizon oil rig and its ultimate sinking. The british petroleum bp oil spill occurred in april of 2010 and hurt many people, animals, businesses, and the economy of the many cities it impacted. List of books and articles about oil pollution online. It is banned from use on oil spills in the united kingdom. On 14 may 2010, the automated data inquiry for oil spills model indicated that about 35% of a hypothetical 114,000 barrels 18,100 m3 spill of light louisiana crude oil released in conditions similar to those found in the gulf would evaporate, that 50% to 60% of the oil would remain in or on the water, and the rest would be dispersed in the ocean. Analysis of the gulf of mexico oil spill freebooksummary. The rig was owned by an offshore drilling contractor. Five years after worst environmental disaster in us history, how bad was it really. The bp spill cleanup was the largest use of chemical dispersants in the history of the united states. May 07, 2010 an alaskan pipeline burst, a fatal refinery explosion and now a 210,000gallonaday oil leak in the gulf of mexico. The circumstances surrounding the spill, the amount of oil spilled, and the attendant environmental damage are also given.
It is commonly refined into various types of fuels. Tom bergin, an oil broker turned reuters reporter, watched the twopipeline company of the early 1980s grow into. History book two oil spills and classic coke world. Filtering offshoreby june 28, british petroleum had based on these estimates, up to 75% of the oil from gulf oil disaster still remains in the gulf environment. Jun 14, 2010 the memory of such troubling events drove the newly anointed british petroleum company to diversify throughout the second half of the 20th century, dramatically increasing its oil extraction from. The first oil corporation, which was created to develop oil found floating on water near titusville, pennsylvania, was the pennsylvania. The british petroleum oil spill made history on april 20, 2010. America thanks you, british petroleum british petroleum has bad teeth and a funny accent because it is british. Publishers ready books on deepwater horizon oil spill the new. An explosion on the drilling platform caused the oil rig to begin sinking and as the oil rig sunk, millions of gallons of oil began dissipating into the gulf of mexico with no way to try and stop it. Today the stories of two oil spills, the birth of the modern environmental movement. Petroleum is used mostly, by volume, for refining into fuel oil and gasoline, both important primary energy sources.
May 09, 2010 the next year, when a badly maintained oil pipeline ruptured and spilled 200,000 gallons of crude oil over alaskas north slope, the oil giant once again promised to clean up its act. In the 1990s, the ceo at the time, lord john browne, set bp on a path to go beyond petroleum. The largest accidental oil spill in history began in the gulf of mexico on april 20, 2010, after a surge of natural gas blasted through a cement well cap that had recently been installed to seal a well drilled by the deepwater horizon oil platform. The first oil corporation, which was created to develop oil found floating on water near titusville, pennsylvania, was the pennsylvania rock oil company of connecticut later the seneca oil. Over the next three months, amid tense scenes of corporate and political fingerpointing, millions of barrels of crude oil dispersed across the gulf of mexico in what became one of the worst oil spills in history. 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. The public image of oil giant bp plc has taken some huge hits since the 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill but a new book purporting to look inside bp may.
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