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How was the Deepwater Horizon problem fixed?
On May 26, BP tried to close the well using a technique called “top kill”, which also failed. This process involved pumping heavy drilling fluids through two 3-inch (7.6 cm) lines into the blowout preventer to restrict the flow of oil before sealing it permanently with cement.
How was the Deepwater Horizon oil spill resolved?
In the case of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, clean-up workers treated the oil with over 1.4 million gallons of various chemical dispersants. Scientists have found that the dispersant-oil mixture was rapidly colonized and broken down by bacteria that sunk towards the bottom.
What is BP’s new strategy?
net zero ambition
Earlier this year bp announced its new purpose, net zero ambition and aims, and its determination to reimagine energy and reinvent bp. Building on the purpose, together with bp’s beliefs about the future of energy systems and changing customer demands, the strategy sets out how bp expects to deliver its ambition.
What does bp focus on?
Three areas of focus Convenience and mobility – putting customers at the heart of what bp does, helping accelerate the global revolution in mobility, redefining the experience of convenience retail, and scaling bp’s presence and fuel sales in growth markets.
How is bp trying to become more sustainable?
BP today set a new ambition to become a net zero company by 2050 or sooner, and to help the world get to net zero. The ambition is supported by 10 aims. Five aims to get BP to net zero: Install methane measurement at all BP’s major oil and gas processing sites by 2023 and reduce methane intensity of operations by 50%.
What did BP do in the Gulf of Mexico?
BP has repeatedly caused environmental catastrophes and been complicit in human rights abuses in multiple countries where it operates. For example: In 2010, BP’s Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig exploded, killing 11 workers and leaking 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
Why are there so many lawsuits over the BP oil spill?
The BP oil spill prompted the filing of thousands of lawsuits. Businesses and workers saw their livelihoods suffer or even disappear in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Texas. Families and individuals in the Gulf region worried about the health hazards posed by the chemicals used to disperse and clean up the oil.
Who was the CEO of BP during the oil crisis?
Then-BP CEO Tony Hayward slashed funding for a public relations team, mostly relying on outside consultants and rookies for advice on how to deal with this crisis. They let Hayward continue to make daily gaffes despite repeated insensitive comments and his lack of understanding of the public he was addressing.
How did BP get the oil out of the well?
With the oil staunched, Chu allowed BP to proceed with a so-called “static kill”—another attempt to push the oil back down the well with heavy drilling mud, made much easier by the fact that the oil no longer had a clear path out of the seafloor.