Oil spills are major ecological disasters. Not only do they take huge amounts of time and much manual labor to clean up, but the effects of the spill are also long standing and not fully understood. Manufacturers of containment equipment have played an important role...
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How They Cleaned Up the Massive Oil-Spill in The Gulf of Mexico
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that occurred in the Macondo Prospect, Gulf of Mexico, is reportedly the worst accidental oil spill disaster in the history of the petroleum industry so far. The oil rig that was being run by British Petroleum and owned by the...
Deepwater Horizon – Worst Accidental Oil Spill Incident
At almost ten in the night (American time) on the 20th of April 2010, the nightmare that was to become the worst oil spill disaster in the history of the petroleum industry worldwide had just begun. The Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit,...
Oil Spill Control Technologies – The Characteristics of Booms
Booms are among the most effective ways to contain and concentrating floating oil prior to removal by specialized skimmers. However, there are a number of factors to consider, and limitations understood in order to run an efficient cleanup operation in the event of...