Tag: Deepwater Horizon

The CG federal on-scene coordinator for the Deepwater Horizon Response completed the transition to the "Middle Response" process and opened active NRC cases for three miles of coastline in Louisiana

Crude oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster causes severe defects in the developing hearts of bluefin and yellowfin tunas, according to a new study by a team of NOAA and academic scientists. Oil near the Deepwater Horizon disaster spill source as seen during an aerial overflight on May 20, 2010. (Credit: NOAA) The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, show how the largest marine oil spill in United States history may have affected tunas and other species that spawned in oiled offshore habitats in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Atlantic bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, and other large predatory fish spawn in the northern Gulf during the spring and summer months, a time that coincided with the Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010. These fish produce buoyant embryos that float near the ocean surface, potentially in harm's way as crude oil from the damaged wellhead rose from the seafloor to form large surface slicks. The new study shows that crude oil exposures adversely affect heart development in the two species of tuna and an amberjack species by slowing the heartbeat or causing an uncoordinated rhythm, which can ultimately lead ...

study shows Deepwater Horizon oil causes development abnormalities in large marine fish

The Environmental Protection Agency and BP executed an agreement resolving all suspension and debarment actions against BP that barred the company from doing business with the federal government following the company's guilty plea in the Deepwater Horizon disaster of April 2010

USCG Oversight of Recommendations from Deepwater Horizon After Action Reports

Lloyd's Register is pioneering an Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants (EAL) service, following the requirement coming into force last year. This is a new requirement in the 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP) for discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels. It is aimed at protecting US waters from ship-borne pollutants and reducing the amount of invasive species being introduced.  As of December 2013, all vessels over 79 feet operating in US waters must use EALs in all oil-to-sea interfaces of the ship and must switch-over before their next drydock. The challenge for shipowners is deciding which lubricants need to be changed to EALs and whether any lubricants cannot be changed because it's technically infeasible. LR's new service has been designed to help shipowners comply with this new requirement by collecting information relating to the lubricants used in the ship oil-to-sea interfaces and providing a ship-specific EAL report and statement of fact. The EAL report provides a cost-effective solution for shipowners identifying any areas of the ship that cannot be changed for technical reasons. The new service also helps shipowners to compile their annual report for discharges of non-EALs. Upon satisfactory completion of the EAL Report, LR issues a statement of fact summarising ...

The US Department of Justice has issued press release to inform that a former engineer of BP was convicted of intentionally destroying evidence requested by federal criminal authorities investigating the April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon disaster. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison when he is sentenced on March 26, 2014.

NOAA and its federal and state trustee partners today urged the public to provide comments on a draft plan to restore the Gulf after the 2010Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Offshore Operators Failed to Complete SEMS Audits

Deep sea ecosystem needs decades to recover from Deepwater Horizon spill