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Between 2005 and 2007, Transocean was the owner of 30% of oil rigs active in the Gulf, and 33% of the incidents that triggered a Minerals Management Service (MMS) investigation took place on Transocean rigs. However, in the 3 years from 2008 to February 15, 2010, Transocean was the owner of 42% of rigs active in the Gulf but was responsible for ...
Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offshore drilling rig [7] owned by Transocean and operated by the BP company. On 20 April 2010, while drilling in the Gulf of Mexico at the Macondo Prospect, a blowout caused an explosion on the rig that killed 11 crewmen and ignited a fireball visible from 40 miles (64 km) away. [8]
Transocean's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico more than four months ago, killing 11 of its crew and injuring 17.But the investigation into what happened on April ...
In 2013, some scientists at the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference said that as much as one-third of the oil may have mixed with deep ocean sediments, where it risks damage to ecosystems and commercial fisheries. [68] In 2013, more than 4,600,000 lb (2,100 t) of "oiled material" was removed from the Louisiana coast.
Transocean (RIG), owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded on April 20, said Monday it had addressed 90% of the recommendations made in a BP (BP) audit before the accident. "Overall rig ...
For its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster, a subsidiary of Transocean has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Clean Water Act and to pay $1 billion in civil penalties for violating that ...
Transocean Ltd. is an American drilling company. [2] It is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor based on revenue and is based in Steinhausen, Switzerland . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The company has offices in 20 countries, including Canada, the United States, Norway, United Kingdom, India, Brazil, Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG), the owner and operator of the Deepwater Horizon rig that exploded and burned in 2010, taking 11 workers' lives and dumping 5 million barrels of crude into the Gulf of ...