BP Oil Spill - Oh No!

On a British Petroleum oil rig off the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20th, there was a series of explosions, killing eleven workers, and destroying the rig. It was caused by a gas leak from a punctured pipe. After the explosions, it was found that the reason for the leak was that part of the cap for stopping the oil from going out of control had simply been destroyed and there were chunks of rubber floating in the oil samples. This should have been reported to the company, but someone decided against it. Oil has been jetting out of the site ever since at an alarming rate. Just a few weeks before the leak, the company’s senior staff visited to celebrate seven years of safe and successful business at the site. The spill has had a nightmare affect on nature. There is oil on the bays of southern USA. The spill has sent oil all around where the site is, and has completely contaminated the water around, killing most of the marine life in the vast area. This has an effect on not only the marine life, but the birds that hunt the fish, and fishing companies. Towns on the coast of surrounding countries that were famous for fishing have lost most of their tourists and income. An extensive amount of money has been spent on trying to stop the flow of oil, but nothing has worked. The only positive thing that came out of this that I can think of with the oil spill is that now drilling companies know to take as much care as possible to prevent this from happening again.

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