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it exploded because of a miscommunication under water in the drill :D
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What is the name of the oil rig that exploded in the gulf of Mexico?
Deepwater Horizon
Is it true that the oil rig disaster was caused by sabotage?
If you are referring to the Deepwater Horizon desaster, the answer is no.
What kind of oil rig was it?
If you are referring to the rig that suffered the major oil spill on April 10, 2010, it was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offshore oil drilling rig, named the Deepwater Horizon. Simply called a drilling rig.
Where is the oil that is spilling into the Gulf of Mexico coming from?
The oil is coming from the deepwater horizon rig. It exploded causing a oil spill
Did th Deepwater Horizon oil rig explode or catch fire?
Both. It caught fire after an explosion
How much will it cost to replace the deepwater horizon oil rig?
With a floating oil rig as sophisticated and advanced as the Deepwater Horizon (even though having been built in 2001 for a cost of $350 million), it would be in the estimate of $700 million upwards. It all depends on the task of the rig pertaining to the depth to be drilled, the composite of the area to be drilled, and the various equipment supplied on the rig.
What is the name of the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico?
There are numerous oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. If you are referring to the rig that suffered the recent disaster on April 20, 2010, it was called the Deepwater Horizon.
Where did the BP oil spill happen?
The BP oil spills happened in:2006 Prudhoe Bay, Alaska2010 Gulf Of Mexico, on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, about 130 miles SE of New Orleans, Louisiana.The BP oil spill started in the Gulf of Mexico.
How many people were killed or injured from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion on April 21 2010 on Louisiana's coast?
over 100 people
Where is the oil rig located that cause the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010?
The coordinates of Deepwater Horizon are (28.73667, -88.38716) approximately 130 miles SE of New Orleans, in the Gulf of Mexico.
When was the BP oil spill?
The BP oil spill can refer to either the BP oil spill of March 2, 2006 in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. BP oil spill of April 20, 2010 in the Macondo Prospect oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.
How much oil was the Deepwater Horizon Platform pumping prior to the oil spill?
No oil. The Deepwater Horizon rig was drilling an exploratory well. It had cemented in the last production liner. The productive zone was supposed to be isolated from this production casing by cement at the bottom and a mechanical "packoff" at the top. The final steps would have been to set temporary cement plugs inside this last production liner and move off location. Another rig, (a completion rig) would have completed the well later, so it could flow to a production station.
