Deepwater horizon incident joint investigation, jimmy. Bp has published its internal investigation into the accident on the deepwater horizon rig in the gulf of mexico on 20 april 2010. Tell your boss for the purposes of all the case studies in this class your boss is your instructor in a one to two page document what the hazards associated with this drilling operation are. Animation of april 26, 2018, explosion and fire at the husky energy refinery in superior, wisconsin. Dhsg final reportmarch 2011 university of california, berkeley. Rigot fluor corporation technical support services abstract on april 20, 2010, hydrocarbons escaped from the macondo well into transoceans deepwater horizon, resulting in fire and multiple explosions. Feb 28, 2017 deadly accident deepwater horizon national geographic documentary 2017.
The investigation found that no single factor caused the macondo. Manslaughter charges dropped against deepwater horizon. The deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion was the april 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the deepwater horizon semisubmersible mobile offshore drilling unit modu, which was owned and operated by transocean and drilling for bp in the macondo prospect oil field about 40 miles 64 km southeast off the louisiana coast. Bp decries deepwater horizon film as inaccurate reuters.
Typical video camera displays in the drillers cabin. Download bp deepwater horizon accident investigation report. Commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill and offshore drilling. Bp deepwater horizon accident investigation report duration. But it faces multiple challenges, and a shift in focus under the trump administration. Eleven people lost their lives, and 17 others were injured. Explosion modeling and analysis of bp deepwater horizon accident. The national commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill and offshore drilling was established on 22 may to consider the root causes of the disaster and offer options on safety and environmental precautions. Bp missed big hazards before gulf oil spill business. Reach your hand around your life jacket, grab your ear, take one step off, look straight ahead, and fall. High stakes, high risks, and the story behind the deepwater well blowout cavnar, bob on. Bps deepwater horizon accident investigation report.
Bp found grossly negligent in deepwater horizon disaster. Pretty slick the bp deepwater horizon exposed updated and. Bp has criticized the new deepwater horizon film as being an inaccurate hollywood dramatization of the deadly oil rig disaster in the gulf of mexico in 2010. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. The first explosion on transoceans deepwater horizon rig hit at 9. It is the largest marine oil spill in history caused by an explosion on. Deepwater horizon accident investigation report executive summary. The blowout killed 11 men and injured several more. Bob bea, an independent researcher investigating the.
Bp pleads guilty for deepwater horizon accident world. The csb is an independent federal agency charged with investigating serious chemical accidents. Mark hafle testified before investigators on the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion. Bpandthedeepwaterhorizondisasterof2010 learningedge. Deepwater horizon accident investigation report bp. As more details emerge about the explosion and sinking of the deepwater horizon, which killed 11 workers and spilled millions of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico, it has become clear that. The deepwater horizon investigation included several investigations and commissions, among others reports by national incident commander thad allen, united states coast guard, national commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill and offshore drilling, bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement, national academy of engineering, national research council, government. Csb releases new computer animation of 2010 deepwater horizon. The costs from this one industrial accident are not yet fully counted. The bp deepwater horizon accident occurred in april 2010 through the release and ignition of flammable hydrocarbons, and resulted in the loss of 11 lives. Telephone lines were open for viewer reaction to testimony in the deepwater horizon accident investigation.
Deepwater horizon accident investigation report executive. Jul 18, 2016 bp plc has raised the total liability from the deepwater horizon oil disaster, which triggered the worst offshore oil spill in u. The deepwater horizon study group dhsg was formed by. Investigation into 2010 bp oil spill finds failures, poor.
Deepwater horizon was an offshore oilrig located in the gulfof mexico, owned by transocean, leased by bp 75 owner and deployed by hyundai. The blowout preventer that was intended to shut off the flow of highpressure oil and gas from the macondo well in the gulf of mexico during the disaster on the deepwater horizon drilling rig on. Deepwater horizon incident joint investigation, chad murray testimony witnesses testified about the april 20, 2010 explosion and eventual sinking of the deepwater horizon oil rig in the gulf of. This is bp deepwater horizon accident investigation report by erik lely on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Deadly accident deepwater horizon national geographic documentary 2017 stevenlord. It tells the true story of the illfated semisubmersible offshore oil drilling rig that exploded after the well it was drilling erupted, killing 11 workers and injuring dozens more.
In its investigation of the macondo disaster, the csb found that bp and. What caused the explosion on the deepwater horizon. Based on analysis of interviews with more than 40 informants, uc berkeley engineering professor dr. Disaster on the horizon is a behindthescenes investigative look at the worst oil well accident in us history. Aug 19, 2019 the video entitled, bp deepwater horizon accident investigation report will help to increase your knowledge on how the drilling operation works. Pdf deepwater horizon tragedy april 2010 arcanjo wacunzo. Macondo well onto transoceans deepwater horizon, resulting in explosions. The hydrocarbons reaching the surface ignited engulfing the deepwater horizon in flames. Nov 22, 2010 november 16, 2010 roland horne begins the first of a series of two lectures with an overview of what led to the explosion on the deepwater horizon offshore drilling rig on april 20, 2010, and. Bps internal deepwater horizon investigation is flawed.
Papers are available for downloading from the dhsg web site. Coast guard and bureau of energy management investigation of july 23, 2010. Bp was grossly negligent in the 2010 deepwater horizon disaster that killed 11 men and unleashed the worst offshore oil spill in u. Bps head of safety admits human error over oil spill. To watch the video explaining what bps internal investigation team found to cause the april 20th explosion of the deepwater horizon drilling rig, click here. Explosion modeling and analysis of bp deepwater horizon accident article in safety science 57. We assume that you have read and agreed our tiwtilin n useqdec. Deepwater horizon incident joint investigation, david young testimony witnesses testified about the april 20, 2010 explosion and eventual sinking of the deepwater horizon oil rig in the gulf of. Based on the analysis presented in the csb macondo investigation report, volumes 3 and 4, and the requirements listed in r10, revise recommended practice 75, development of a safety and environmental management program for offshore operations and facilities, 3rd ed. After the deepwater horizon disaster, a new bp emerges.
Pretty slick the bp deepwater horizon exposed updated and expanded directors cut 42 1h 11min on april 20th, 2010, the bp deep water horizon floating oil rig drilling in the gulf of mexico exploded, killing eleven crewmen. Download quicktime video download real player video. The explosion and destruction of the deepwater horizon dh was a watershed moment for safety management in the us oil and gas industry. Bp deepwater horizon accident investigation report youtube. Sep 30, 2016 london reuters bp has criticized the new deepwater horizon film as being an inaccurate hollywood dramatization of the deadly oil rig disaster in the gulf of mexico in 2010. You need to upgrade your flash player to flash player 10.
Deepwater horizon blowout animation safety videos multimedia. The video depicts how highpressure oil and gas from the macondo well in the gulf of mexico caused an explosion on the drilling rig that killed 11 workers and seriously injured 17 others. Texas city refinery and the explosion aboard the deepwater horizon. Houston, texas, june 5, 2014 the csb today released a narrated computer animation recreating the deepwater horizon blowout on april 20, 2010. However, the consequences of the explosion were not studied.
This weekend, the feature film deepwater horizon hits movie theaters across the country. Locke, cate reavis when he woke up on tuesday, april 20, 2010, mike williams alre ady knew the standard procedure for jumping from a 33,000 ton oil rig. By 2010, bp had over a hundred wells in the gulf under rigs like the atlantis, mad dog, and the deepwater horizon. A joint investigation by frontline and propublica into the trail of problems deadly accidents, disastrous spills, countless safety violations which long troubled the oil giant, bp. Investigation of deepwater horizon explosion, john guide testimony john guide testified at the july 22 hearing of the u. In april 2010, the deepwater horizon, a bp plc oil rig stationed in the gulf of mexico, exploded. The deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion was the april 20, 2010, explosion and.
British petroleums deepwater horizon accident and the thinking, engaged workforce 265 william l. This is the report of an internal bp incident investigation team. Deepwater horizon accident investigation report executive summary on the evening of april 20, 2010, a well control event allowed hydrocarbons to escape from the macondo well onto transoceans deepwater horizon, resulting in explosions and fire on the rig. Bps internal deepwater horizon investigation is flawed by ariel schwartz 1 minute read earlier this month, bp released a nearly 200page report that attempts to parse out the series of events. Graphics are occasionally used to depict information and scenarios. Investigation of deepwater horizon explosion, mike williams cspan. Deepwater horizon incident joint investigation, jimmy harrell. Bp today announced that it has reached agreement with the united states government, subject to court approval, to resolve all federal criminal charges and all claims by the securities and exchange commission sec against the company stemming from the deepwater horizon accident, oil spill, and response. Loading bp s deepwater horizon accident investigation report. The deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion was the april 20, 2010, explosion and subsequent fire on the deepwater horizon semisubmersible mobile offshore drilling unit modu, which was owned and operated by transocean and drilling for bp in the macondo prospect oil field about 40miles southeast off the louisiana coast.
Investigation into 2010 bp oil spill finds failures, poor testing and ongoing risks federal report says bad management on deepwater horizon meant. Deepwater horizon oil spill national ocean service. Bob bea, an independent researcher investigating the deepwater horizon oil. The emergency disconnection system meant to allow separation of the deepwater horizon from the blowout preventer at the sea floor could not be activated. Explosion modeling and analysis of bp deepwater horizon. After half decade based on pieces of information published online this report. May 25, 2011 since january 2005, the federal minerals management service conducted at least 16 fewer inspections aboard the deepwater horizon than it should have under the policy, a dramatic fall from the frequency of prior years, according to the agencys records. Vdyoutube bp deepwater horizon accident investigation report.
According to bps internal investigation, a bubble of methane gas escaped from. Deepwater horizon accident investigation report youtube. Chemical safety boards investigation into the macondo. Deep water horizon accident investigation lessons learned. 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. Report by bp on gulf spill hints at likely legal defense. Updated bp texas city animation on the 15th anniversary of the explosion. Accident investigation report deepwater horizon disaster. British petroleums deepwater horizon accident and the. Using the flacs cfd code, a bp investigation team analyzed the dispersion of the flammable hydrocarbons released to the platform. While the macondo blowout occurred under the direction of transocean and bp, it affected the oil and gas industry worldwide by demonstrating. The investigation by united states attorney general eric holder was announced on 1 june 2010.
Bp is an uk owned marketleader in petroleum industry, producing 2352k barrelsday. The deepwater horizon rig, which londonbased bp plc leased from swissbased transocean ltd. Jun 05, 2014 investigation into 2010 bp oil spill finds failures, poor testing and ongoing risks federal report says bad management on deepwater horizon meant poor safety on gulf rig and dozens of rigs are at. Final report on the investigation of the macondo well blowout. Cover memo volume i us coast guard report volume ii us department of the interior report deepwater horizon report appendices. Bp deepwater horizon accident investigation report on vimeo. A deep analysis at the big disaster happened on the 20th april 2010 in the macondo well bp deepwater horizon rig. Deepwater horizon joint investigation team report bureau of. Graphics and text for this presentation were extracted from references 1 through 9, slide 98. Apr 20, 2018 eight years after the deadly deepwater horizon explosion, a safety watchdog aims to prevent another disaster.
Bp and the deepwater horizon disaster of 2010 christina ingersoll, richard m. Bp didnt address human performance issues and organisational factors which, in any major accident investigation, constitute major contributing factors to workplace accidents, he said. In 2008 and 2009, the surveys ranked transocean last among deepwater. A look at the deepwater horizon explosion site in the gulf of mexico where ships. July 10, 2010 helicopter tour of deepwater horizon explosion site. Deepwater and a sexanddrugs ethics scandal force change. The 2011 national oil spill commission investigation. Accident investigation findings of macondo well, deep water horizon accident in the gulf of mexico apr 20, 2010.
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