Category: Oil Spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is regarded as one of the largest environmental disasters in American history. On 20 April 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico, 205.8 million gallons of oil contaminated the gulf of Mexico. A total of 11 people killed and 17 injured. According to the Center for Biological Diversity the spill likely…

Introduction Oil spillage refers to the release of hydrocarbon petroleum liquid in the environment. This is mainly a result of human activities. It is one of the greatest forms and causes of pollution. It involves crude oil spillage from tankers, platforms, wells, and drilling rigs. Spillage could also be from petroleum products that are already…

Oil spills seemingly happen quite often in large quantities Ive often wondered what the cause is for these happening as well as the real effects of these massive spills. When the oil is spilled in the ocean it has happened in massive amounts and small amounts but in the end, it is never good the…

Offshore drilling requires the construction of significant onshore infrastructure such as new roads, pipelines, and processing facilities, which are often built on formerly pristine beaches. Thanks in part to drilling operations, Louisiana is losing roughly 24 square miles of coastal wetlands each year, eating away at natural storm barriers and increasing the risks of storm…

Environmental impact The area where the oil spilled from the Deepwater Horizon rig includes 8,332 species(Biello,2010). This means that the oil spill put every one of these species at risk. The dolphin species are one of these species that have suffered dearly from the oil spill. During 2010, nearly 90 dead dolphins were reported to…

As explosion burst and oil leaked into the ocean. Billions of dollars rushed to the surface and water seemed to be on fire, but only oil burned. The uncontrollable fire burned up the derrick of Deepwater Horizon ,48 miles off the coast of Louisiana. British Productions (BP) leased Deepwater Horizon from Transocean, an oil rig…

What is a Cartel? A cartel is an organization created from a formal agreement between a group of producers of a good or service to regulate supply in an effort to regulate or manipulate prices. In other words, a cartel is a collection of otherwise independent businesses or countries that act together as if they…

One major form of pollution that affects marine life is oil spills. Oil is extremely toxic to marine life and the harmful effects occur as soon as the oil hits the water. Oil spills are very dangerous for marine birds, mammals, fish, and shellfish. About 1.3 million gallons of petroleum are spilled into U.S. waters…

Introduction The eve of April 20th, 2010 was just like any other in the Gulf of Mexico where the various oil rigs were busy in their extraction of oil from the sea bed. This, however, was not the case with Deepwater Horizon, one of the ultra-deepwater rigs located around 50 miles off the southeast coast…

Do Nothing If I were Amora Srinivar, I would choose to sit back and watch as events unfold because my immediate supervisor has no confidence in me. There is nothing that can be disgusting as sharing ideas with someone who undermines your efforts. The supervisor is one of the people who view women as inferior…