The Alexander Kielland platform (on the right) was being used as accommodation for workers from a nearby oil rig [Unknown/Norwegian Petroleum Museum] British families of those killed in a Norwegian ...
When we burn fuel sources such as coal, oil, and gasoline, they pollute the air for everyone. But even the process of extracting them from the environment causes significant harm to the communities ...
When an explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico claimed the lives of 11 people, the incident was declared a tragedy. Now, with the rig at the bottom of the Gulf and thousands of gallons of oil ...
Into the Shadows on MSN
Oil rig explosion that reshaped offshore safety
On July 6, 1988, the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea became the site of one of the deadliest offshore disasters in history. A maintenance error triggered a gas leak that quickly ignited into ...
Many of the workers on BP's Deepwater Horizon rig were worried about potential accidents, but feared reprisals if they came forward and reported mistakes.
Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil ...
BP's shoddy risk assessment and poor communication played a major role in the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and deaths of 11 rig workers last April, a presidential commission says in a ...
In past disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, the federal government was in charge. But this time, BP - the oil giant that owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig - has been designated the “responsible ...
A member of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's staff wearing a glove reaches into thick oil on the surface of the northern regions of Barataria Bay in Plaquemines Parish, La., in June 2010. The well ...
Concerns are growing over an oil slick off Chinas east coast after an Iranian tanker, the Sanchi, exploded and sank a week ago following a collision at sea. - Atlantic Empress and Aegean Captain, 1979 ...
NEW ORLEANS — A deep-water oil platform that burned for more than a day after a massive explosion sank into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, creating the potential for a major spill and underscored the ...
The Cool Down on MSN
Oil giant faces major backlash after shocking disaster: 'The community absorbs the consequences'
"When protections are stripped away, the land absorbs the consequences first." Oil giant faces major backlash after shocking disaster: 'The community absorbs the consequences' first appeared on The ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results