6 Jul 2017 The scale of the disaster led to a review of offshore safety and working practices. 106 urgent changes were recommended. All of them were 23 Mar 2015 The low oil price could increase the risk of environmental accidents in offshore drilling by forcing contractors to cut costs, according to a risk 2 May 2019 Trump administration loosens protections created after BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. By Jen Christensen, CNN. Updated 4:06 PM ET, 28 Aug 2017 An oil rig explosion can be as devastating as any natural disaster. The difference is that most drilling accidents and the drilling rig deaths they
21 May 2019 Calls are going out for a new investigation into Norway's worst offshore rig accident ever, and they're getting support from a former prime On April 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the States ; February 17, 2012: $90 million civil settlement with MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC 1 The numbers in the Spills column include spills of oil, drilling mud, and other chemicals. 2 2017 4th Quarter only 3 Includes one fatality resulting from a
21 May 2019 Calls are going out for a new investigation into Norway's worst offshore rig accident ever, and they're getting support from a former prime
10 May 2010 The oil slick spreading across the Gulf of Mexico has shattered the notion that offshore drilling had become safe. A close look at the accident To provide context for the subsequent discussion of safety in the offshore oil On the day of the disaster, full drilling operations were in effect, together with the 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana, the semi-submersible oil rig Deepwater worked hard to create and implement new rules governing offshore drilling. Number 1 largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. 11 people were killed in the explosion. About 200 million gallons of oil was released into the Gulf of Mexico
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion was the April 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit In the 3 years 2005 to 2007, Transocean was the owner of 30% of oil rigs after the Gulf disaster but said BP continues to use Transocean rigs. At the time of the disaster, the platform accounted for approximately ten percent of North Sea oil and gas production, and the accident is the worst offshore oil 1 Jun 2019 The Piper Alpha disaster in the North Sea, UK, which killed 167 people in July 1988, is the deadliest offshore oil rig accident in history. History has seen offshore accidents such as oil rig explosions ranging from the Piper Alpha explosion that killed 167 in July 1988 to the Deepwater Horizon 23 Jun 2017 When accidents happen on offshore oil rigs, they can happen quickly and without warning. The loss of life and injuries can be disastrous.