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Oil Spills
Questions related to the causes and effects of an oil spill, and ways of cleaning them up should be asked here.
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Oil spills happen when people make mistakes or are careless and cause an oil tanker to leak oil into the ocean. There are a few more ways an oil spill can occur. Equipment breaking down may cause an oil spill. If the equipment breaks down, the tanker may get stuck on shallow land. When they start to drive the tanker again, they can put a hole in the tanker causing it to leak oil.
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How did bp stop the oil spill?
The oil spill is the result of a well blowout and unfortunately, we still do not have all the answers as to why the well blew out. It was a known "gassy" reservoir of oil, so it could be explained, as some suggest, by a large bubble of methane gas rushing out of the drill pipe, igniting and exploding. The explosion in April 2010 killed 11 people working on the rig.
Because of the fire or the explosion, a wellhead was damaged, the drilling rig collapsed breaking the piping that connected the drill to the well approximately 5000 ft below sea level, which allowed oil to begin to flow directly into the ocean. The fail safes that are supposed to protect the environment and people in this type of situation failed, or were inadequate under the deep well conditions.
Halliburton had finished cementing in a production casing and abnormal pressures were detected in the marine riser. But until more information is revealed, the cause is still speculative. Many more details should be available after a full inquiry is made.
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How does the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico effect the environment?
It doesn't; at east not yet. Most oil is transported by the Gulf of Mexico stream, which is taking it into the Gulf states (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama) and then bordering Florida's coast into the Atlantic Ocean.
This doesn't mean however, that Mexico is safe: with the hurricane season any cyclone could hit the oil spill, "transporting" the oil into far and away lands, including Mexico.
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What ways have been tried to stop oil spilling into the gulf of Mexico?
Several actions are being taken. Two relief wells are planned- and I believe the first may be spudded shortly. This action takes months, but should cap the blowout. In the meantime, they can take remedial action to mitigate the consequences of the spill- booms, dispersants and controlled burns. I don't know if remote operated vessels will make any more attempts at actuating the blow out preventers.
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How can an earthquake affect animals?
Stories abound describing how birds, including ocean or sea fowl, and land animals become anxious, try to run away (such as zoo animals), or flee an area before an earthquake or a tsunami. Some people say that, suddenly, birds in cities become eerily quiet (such as before the quake in Christchurch, New Zealand) and begin to fly away in flocks. As well, some stories describe how fish congregate in shallow waters before an undersea earthquake occurs.
Light Oil is a blend and can vary from 880 to 920 kg/m3
Heavy oil is normally 920 kg/m3
How long did it take to clean up the dead bodies at Gettysburg?
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Who caused the gulf war oil spill?
The Iraqis purposely spilled millions of gallons of oil from Kuwait into the gulf as they were to be attacked.
It was an act of defiance and was also hoped to slow down the advance of American troops.
How would you describe the oil embargo of the early 1970's?
The OPEC oil embargo was a serious attempt to badly damage the economies of many foreign oil dependent nations. In the US ordinary citizen drivers had to use odd and even numbered license plates to line up at gasoline stations. It was effective in the short run for OPEC nations.
What is an embargo on oil and other supplies?
According to this online encyclopedia: An embargo is usually enacted in order to force another nation to do something or to stop doing something. MrV ban the publication of (documents), as for security or copyright reasons; "embargoed publications"
Oil prices in the U.S. increased, and there was high inflation
How the oil spill affect land?
The most common spill is from pipeline breaks. Many other sources of spills occur. Oil and gasoline storage tanks have leaked oil, harming the groundwater.
A blow out from a land rig can result in fire and toxic gas (H2S) released to the atmosphere, and cause injury or death to rig workers.
Crude oil spills can harm birds, mammals and vegetation. The spilled oil may remain in the soil for a very long time as it is very expensive to remediate oil soaked earth.
A land base oil spill does not spread quickly over large areas like some marine spills. For this reason, there is not the same awareness that land spills impact the environment.
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Where is the first offshore oil well?
On November 14, 1947, the first deep offshore oil well was completed in the Gulf of Mexico, 45 miles south of Morgan City, Louisiana. Three years later, the value of the area was confirmed, as five more major oil fields were discovered.
Can drilling for oil ccause air pollution?
Generally no.
However, I can think of one highly unusual case. If as a result of drilling a well, a sour gas (hydrogen sulfide) deposit is encountered and a blow out occurs, then in this case, air pollution would occur. The rig would be immediately evacuated and efforts begun to kill the well. Of course, the oil company would take extensive precautions to prevent this from happening. The air pollution would be minor in comparison to total sulfur emitted to the atmosphere.
What does density have to do with oil spills?
Oil varies considerably in density. Some oil is so thick that it sinks in water. However, it is very uncommon for an oil well to produce very heavy oil.
A light oil will have higher rates of evaporation, which means that some of the oil will be lost due to evaporation when it is on the surface. For evaporation, the density or really the composition of the oil is an important factor. Water temperature, air temperature, hours of sunlight, and wave action are additional factors. Loss by evaporation was considerably higher in the BP oil spill than in the Alaskan oil spill (Exxon-Valdez spill). Note that the Alaskan spill, the oil was low density.
BP used controlled burns to destroy some of the oil. If the oil was heavier and there was more wave action, this might not have been possible.
How long do you stay in an oil rig?
The rotations in the Gulf of Mexico, are generally 2 weeks on/ 2 weeks off. It might actually be 15 days on, 13 days off, given the overlap necessary. Overseas, a 28/28 day rotation is common. People may return to their home country on their time off, paid for by the contractor.
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- Some boys masturbate into a sock.
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