The vast world’s oceans hold unprecedented mysteries, among them being deep trenches. Ocean beds have valleys, plateaus, flatlands, and mountains, similar to the earth’s surface. Such features have led to the deepness of the world’s oceans, most of which haven’t been explored. The trenches are created when shifting tectonic plates slip below other plates. These…
When it comes to dangerous day jobs, there probably isn’t a list that isn’t complete without workers who are stationed on an oil rig. From handling dangerous equipment to falling hazards, there is a lot about working on these installations that can be a hazard to your health. However, those risks are more often than…
On 20 April 2010, the semi-submersible drilling rig Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, 41 miles off the Louisiana coast. Eleven workers were killed. The Macondo well blew out, and over the next 87 days, an estimated 4.9 million barrels of crude oil were discharged into the Gulf. It remains the largest accidental…
Oil rigs are an important part of the oil and gas industry. They are large structures with facilities to extract and process petroleum and natural gas from the ground, They are sometimes referred to as oil platforms or oil and/or gas production platforms. There are different types of oil rigs, each with its advantages and…
The Gulf of Mexico is an ocean basin that is next to the United States’ southern coast. It is bordered by the North American continent on the north, the Mexican states on the southwest and south, and Cuba in the southeast. The Gulf of Mexico is a body of water that is often referred to…