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New sealing cap. July 11 Discoverer Inspiration delivers the new cap to the site and Discoverer Enterprise moves off its site above the leak. [56] [57]National Center for Atmospheric Research and University of Hawaii at Manoa release studies saying that if the spill continues to September 17 oil could reach the Carolinas, Georgia and Northern Florida by October 2010.
Wahlberg plays Mike Williams, a real-life electronics technician on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. On March 18, 2015, Gina Rodriguez was set to play a woman named Andrea Fleytas, who was on the bridge on board the Deepwater Horizon at the time of the blowout, and frantically tried to contact the Coast Guard. [ 16 ]
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 ...
Commanding 124 rigs, nine of which are still under construction, Transocean is a giant in the deepwater drilling space with. Judging by its backlog, the world's largest driller should continue to ...
Oil driller Transocean has a number of broad catalysts working in its favor. The global economic recovery remains steady, and demand for energy is rising, particularly in the emerging markets.
Investor confidence in Transocean has soared after the offshore drilling contractor agreed to pay a $1.4 billion fine over five years to resolve claims arising from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill ...
BP spokesman Williams said the matter was being investigated saying, "Transocean was responsible for both the operation and maintenance of the BOP on the drilling rig." [ 137 ] New policy says collection will be suspended when lightning is within five miles (8 km) of the Discoverer Enterprise .
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]