BP OIL SPILL
Published on Dec 10, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
RELEASING UP TO 70,000 BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY.
The Deepwater Horizon sinks to the bottom of the Gulf
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OCEANOGRAPHERS SAY OIL FROM THE LEAK HAS ENTERED AN OCEAN CURRENT
TOWARDS FLORIDA AND POTENTIALLY UP THE US EAST COAST.
BP PREPARES TO PLUG THE LEAKING WELL WITH HEAVY DRILLING MUD, A PROCEDURE CALLED A "TOP KILL"
THE ATTEMPT IS DECLARED A FAILURE THREE DAYS LATER.
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PRESIDENT OBAMA ADDRESSES THE NATION FROM THE OVAL OFFICE
WE WILL MAKE BP PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THEIR COMPANY HAS CAUSED."
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THE EXPLOSION
BUILDING A CEMENT CASING TO REINFORCE THE WELL WHEN METHANE GAS SHOT UP FROM THE WELL, IGNITED, AND EXPLODED.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
GRANTS TO THE GULF STATES HIT BY THE SPILL AND $319M PAID OUT IN COMPENSATION
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THE COST OF THE OIL SPILL HAS RISEN TO $8BN (£5.2BN), BP SAYS
LEAK OF 206M GALLONS OF OIL INTO THE GULF.
IN A 193-PAGE REPORT BP ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY IN PART FOR THE DISASTER
ALSO BLAMES OTHER COMPANIES WORKING ON THE WELL.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
LOUISIANA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI AND FLORIDA. MORE THAN 400 SPECIES AFFECTED
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