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The causes of the accident are still being investigated. But drilling operations around the world have been impacted. The technology required to drill in a deep water, high temperature and pressure environment, is complex. Oil companies and governmental agencies in various countries are examining how this drilling can be made safer to avoid future spills.
Oil companies are motivated to avoid spills because the cost of clean up and fines can be very high in other countries. Other countries do not have the same resources, so a spill in Angola or Brazil might be worse. However, if the spill occurred further offshore than the BP spill, the environmental impact would be less.
Countries where deep water drilling is occurring include Mexico, Brazil, Angola, and China. Hostile drilling conditions exist in the North Sea and Norway.
The long lasting impact of the spill may be better technology to avoid spills, improved techniques for containing the spill and arresting the flow, and tighter government regulations. This will occur worldwide.
What else can I help you with?
When was the Valdez oil spill?
The Exxon Valdez oil spill was on midnight on March 24, 1989. It was considered as the second worst oil spill in US history.
Has the us accepted help from united nations with the gulf oil spill?
No at least not yet. I don't rule out the possibility that UN scientific groups may be involved in the marine impact of the spill.
Did the oil spill effect us?
yes
Who was the most to blame for the oil spill in the US?
BP
Does the capped pipe ever leak from bp oil spill?
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, the BP oil announced that BP would be temporarily banned from new contracts with the US.
What is an event that has affected the US?
The oil spill in the golf of mexico
When did the 2010 US oil spill happen?
The most notable US oil spill of 2010 was the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill, occurring on April 20.Other US Oil spills of 2010 include:Port Arthur oil spill in Texas, started 23 JanuaryTrans-Alaska Pipeline spill, near Anchorage, Alaska, 25 May.Red Butte Creek oil spill, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 11 June.Talmadge Creek, Kalamazoo, Michigan on 26July.Barataria Bay, Louisiana, 50 miles south of New Orleans. 27 July to present day.
Who cleans up an oil spill?
That is a job in The US. Some wildlife experts help with the dead animal bodies, but an oil-spill cleaner does that job.
What is the worlds largest oil spill?
The worst oil spill ever happend in march 15, 1910 in Kern County, California when a man named Julius Fried bought a patch of land hoping to strike it rich with oil. Months passed and the drill hit 2,200 feet (670 meters) below the surface, and the well erupted and gushed uncontrollably for 18 months spewing 9 million barrels of oil. About 5 million barrels were captured and sold.
What is the name of the platform from which there was the US oil spill?
The Deepwater Horizon is the name that's linked with the events that led to the oil spill of April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico.
When did the US oil spill happen?
The US has had many oil spills in its history including, most recently, the 2010 April 20 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off of Louisiana.For other spills, please see related questions.
Where did the oil spill occur?
Oil spills have happened throughout history. See related links. Specifically, The BP 2010 oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico, 130 miles SE of New Orleans, US.
