What Caused Deepwater Horizon to Explode?
The Rig Capsized and Sank on the Morning of April 22, Rupturing the Riser, Through Which Drilling Mud Had Been Injected in Order to Counteract the Upward...
The rig capsized and sank on the morning of April 22, rupturing the riser, through which drilling mud had been injected in order to counteract the upward pressure of oil and natural gas. Without any opposing force, oil began to discharge into the gulf.
What went wrong with Deepwater Horizon?
In March 2010, the rig experienced problems that included drilling mud falling into the undersea oil formation, sudden gas releases, a pipe falling into the well, and at least three occasions of the blowout preventer leaking fluid.
Who was responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
In September 2014, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that BP was primarily responsible for the oil spill because of its gross negligence and reckless conduct. In April 2016, BP agreed to pay $20.8 billion in fines, the largest corporate settlement in United States history.
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