Case Study: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill The petroleum that had leaked from the well [owned and operated by an offshore drilling company Transocean and leased by BP Plc] before it was sealed formed a slick extending over thousands of square miles of the Gulf of Mexico. To clean oil from the open water, 1.8 million gallons of dispersants – substances that emulsified the oil, thus allowing for easier metabolism by bacteria – were pumped directly into the leak and applied aerially to the slick. Booms to co
Assignment Questions Case Study: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill The petroleum that had leaked from the well [owned and operated by an offshore drilling company…