Fire boats battle a fire at the off shore oil rig deepwater horizon. Deepwater horizon survivor i had a death wish for a long time after. Apr 18, 2015 bp deepwater horizon oil spill five years on in pictures. Truly amazinggroundbreaking filmmakingjournalismwriting history. Peter berg directed it from a screenplay by matthew michael carnahan and matthew sand. Apr, 2020 deepwater horizon oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an april 20, 2010, explosion on the deepwater horizon oil riglocated in the gulf of mexico, approximately 41 miles 66 km off the coast of louisianaand its subsequent sinking on april 22. Bp oil spill, food shortage, georga guide stones, gulf of mexico, gulf of mexico oil spill, iceland volcano, illuminati, kery cassidy, population control, the movie knowing. It is adapted from the december 25, 2010 the new york times article deepwater. Deepwater horizon movie vs true story of mike williams, explosion.
The 2010 explosion of the deepwater horizon oil rig, operated by bp, killed 11 workers. On april 20, 2010, blowout and explosion on the oil rig deepwater horizon irreparably damages and sinks the oil rig, releasing thousands of gallons of petroleum into the gulf of mexico in the u. A 2010 oil spill that occurred in the gulf of mexico as a result of the explosion and sinking of the deepwater horizon oil rig. Bp agrees to plead guilty to crimes in gulf oil spill. The great invisible, on the deepwater horizon oil spill the new. This presentation is about a scene in a tv news report of hollywood movie knowing in 2009, a report exactly the same mentioned an oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico become reality in april. The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, oil leak, or oil disaster. Michael mike williams, and caleb holloway, two hardened veterans of the more than 120 drillers onboard, leads the. In the movie knowing, a young boy is given a sheet of paper that has a series of number written on the front and back. The explosion of the deepwater horizon drilling rig in 2010 caused an environmental disaster. And theres bp, right smack dab in the middle of all three. Was the bp oil rig explosion predicted by the movie knowing. Sep 21, 2016 the resulting oil spill was the largest in history.
When one analyzes the root causes behind the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion that occurred on april 20, 2010, killing 11 people and spilling 53,000 barrels of oil per day 19 times the volume spilled by the 1989 exxon valdez oil spill repanich, 2010, one sees a disregard and lack of proactivity in assessing and responding to potential threats in the offshore oil drilling line of work. In 2009, the crew had even made a hiphopthemed music video that promoted hand safety. Since oil prices are now dropping, this is not thee spill. This presentation is about a scene in a tv news report of hollywood movie knowing in 2009, a report exactly the same mentioned an oil. In the series they also thought they could make the problem go away by nuking it. On april 20, 2010, the bp oil companys macondo well blew out in miledeep water in the gulf of mexico, causing the deepwater horizon drill rig to explode, killing 11 workers, injuring 17 others. In terms of shoreline protection, the way this thing has been set up under the oil spill act of 1990 oil pollution act is that bp has contracts with a whole bunch of contractors on file in the event that there is an oil spill, and as soon as the deep horizon well went down, then their job is to activate those and start paying them. The movie knowing predicts japan nuclear disaster on. I mean look at the oil spill connection here with that we actually saw it on the tv being shown in the movie. Bp deepwater horizon oil spill five years on in pictures.
The justice department indicts three bp managers for their roles in the deepwater horizon disaster and its aftermath. In the movie they show an oil rig on fire in the gulf of mexico. Oct 29, 2014 the great invisible, a documentary by margaret brown, focuses on the everyday people whose lives were disrupted by the bp oil spill in 2010. Now, as mark wahlberg plays him in a new film, he relives his terror. Feb 18, 2011 bp had workers on the doomed deepwater horizon rig who could have prevented the missteps that led to the massive gulf of mexico oil spill, but they were not consulted, the white house oil spill. Its just the conspiracy being discussed in this thread is the one i really cant see being true in the slightest. In terms of shoreline protection, the way this thing has been set up under the oil spill act of 1990 oil pollution act is that bp has contracts with a whole bunch of contractors on file in the event that there is an oil spill, and as soon as the deep horizon well went down, then their job. Deepwater horizon oil spill environment the guardian. The resulting oil spill was the largest in history. Bp deepwater horizon oil spill and its economic impact. Michael mike williams, and caleb holloway, two hardened veterans of the more than 120 drillers onboard, leads the effort to rescue his fellow crew members and stop. A dramatization of the disaster in april 2010, when the offshore drilling rig called the deepwater horizon exploded, resulting in the worst oil spill in american history.
But an oil spill like that could happen again, scientists say. Knowing movie and the oil rig explosion in the gulf of. May 07, 2010 an alaskan pipeline burst, a fatal refinery explosion and now a 210,000gallonaday oil leak in the gulf of mexico. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 us gallons, 256 imperial gallons, 7. Figure 1 figure 2 figure 3 figure 4 figure 5 figure 6 figure 7 figure 8. By knowing how the crude oil behaves in the water, they could apply measures to. Deepwater horizon movie vs true story of mike williams. Theres an oil spill in the 2012 movie 46 minutes into the. Bp oil spill, food shortage, georga guide stones, gulf of mexico, gulf of mexico oil spill, iceland volcano, illuminati, kery cassidy, population control, the movie knowing keine kommentare. May 11, 2010 in the movie knowing with nicolas cage on air in 2009 is a tv news scene displayed which shows the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. Trailer 2016 mark wahlberg bp oil disaster movie hd a story set on. And the warning for the impending bp oil spill disaster that would happen approximately one year after the movie had been released is just one of many examples that i could give. The pictures shown in the movie look exactly the same like the pictures from the actual bp deepwater horizon oil rig disaster with its devastating oil spill which happen on 20th april 2010.
May 21, 2010 oil has been spewing into the ocean for 30 days yet the true extent of this spill remains a mystery, an angry markey told the hearing yesterday. Movie on the research of the gulf of mexico research initiative. It stars mark wahlberg, kurt russell, john malkovich, gina rodriguez, dylan obrien, and kate hudson. May 18, 2010 movie knowing bp oil spill and the plot behind it. This is a reversechronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spills that are currently ongoing. This source also cited the movie knowing as containing a precursor event very similar to the actual oil rig explosion in the gulf. A little more than a year later on april 20, 2010, it became a reality with the bp oil spill in the gulf. Jun 17, 2010 the nuke plans that have been discussed lately in reference to remedy to the oil spill in the gulf reminds me of events in the tv series lost when they tap into an energy source deep down under the island.
Knowing the movie gulf of mexico oil spill in movie the start of it all. Deepwater horizon is a 2016 american disaster film based on the deepwater horizon explosion and oil spill in the gulf of mexico. The rig was owned by an offshore drilling contractor. Deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill us epa. It seems that 03 29, is mentioned from the clock in relation to the movie scorcher which has nuclear disaster and teutonic plates. Environmental and health impacts of the bp gulf oil spill by dr. Deepwater horizon official trailer 2016 mark wahlberg bp. Knowing 1010 movie clip at earths end 2009 hd duration. Knowing movie and the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. The knowing foreshadowing gulf of mexico oil spill april. The spill watch s2010 e2 frontline pbs official site. Deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill on april 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig deepwater horizon, operating in the macondo prospect in the gulf of mexico, exploded and sank resulting in the death of 11 workers on the deepwater horizon and the largest spill of oil in the history of marine oil drilling operations.
Sep 30, 2016 after the disaster struck in april 2010, williams, who worked as the chief electronics technician on the oil rig, quickly became one of the voices of the tragedy. The great invisible, on the deepwater horizon oil spill. Bps plan to contain oil spill in great australian bight labelled flimsy 4 out of 5 stars. Transocean profits from oil spill and is a swiss corporation snip transocean ltd. Intel supercomputer predicts gulf spill atlantic bound. Sep 17, 2016 the value of bp plc s settlement with the u. May 02, 2010 eventually this spill could approach even dwarf the exxon valdez, the most notorious oil disaster in u. In 1989, 11 million gallons were dumped into alaskas prince william sound. The movie knowing predicts japan nuclear disaster on top.
The bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico largely due to communication failures in 2010, news stations across the nation discussed londonbased british petroleum bp for months, and while some might claim that all publicity is good publicity, this was hardly good news. Jul 06, 2010 in the movie knowing, a scene predicted the gulf oil spill about a year before it happened. This source also cited the movie knowing as containing a precursor event very similar to the actual oil. The knowing foreshadowing gulf of mexico oil spill april 20th 2010 the knowing indeed. In the movie knowing with nicolas cage on air in 2009 is a tv news scene displayed which shows the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. From another forum it mentions that between april 20, 2010, bp, and march 29, 2011, there are 11 months9 days, so bascially, 911. As you might expect, the movie is a nightmare vision of the crew of deepwater horizon struggling to survive. And i really was blown away when i first saw the gulf oil spill featured in it as well. Summary of information concerning the ecological and. While factchecking the deepwater horizon movie, we learned that on april 20, 2010, the day of the disaster, bp and transocean officials showed up to give the rigs crew a safety award to celebrate seven years without a losttime accident. Bp switches on live video from oil leak environment. May 09, 2010 this presentation is about a scene in a tv news report of hollywood movie knowing in 2009, a report exactly the same mentioned an oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico become reality in april. Bp switches on live video from oil leak environment the. As you might expect, the movie is a nightmare vision of the crew of deepwater horizon struggling to.
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