Deep Water : the Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling.

On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men, and beginning a catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and spilled nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill disrupted an entire region's economy, damaged fisheries and cr...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dril, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh : US Independent Agencies and Commissions, 2011.
Temas:
United States. > National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling.
United States. > National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling
2010
BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010.
Oil spills > Mexico, Gulf of.
Offshore oil well drilling > Government policy > United States.
Explosion de la plateforme Deepwater Horizon et marée noire dans le golfe du Mexique, 2010.
Déversements de pétrole > Mexique, Golfe du.
Pétrole > Puits > Forage offshore > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Oil spills
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:On April 20, 2010, the Macondo well blew out, costing the lives of 11 men, and beginning a catastrophe that sank the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and spilled nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill disrupted an entire region's economy, damaged fisheries and critical habitats, and brought vividly to light the risks of deepwater drilling for oil and gas-the latest frontier in the national energy supply. Soon after, President Barack Obama appointed a seven-member Commission to investigate the disaster, analyze its causes and effects, and recommend the actions ne.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (415 pages)
ISBN:9780160873720
016087372X

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