In april 2010, there is no oil exploration operation in the gulf of mexico to compare with the deepwater horizon oil rig with its size or sheer depth of its drilling. The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, oil leak, or oil disaster. A film depicting the events of the bp oil spill of. Deepwater horizon 2016 official teaser trailer mark wahlberg. The film stars academy award nominee mark wahlberg, golden. Throughout the 10th anniversary month of the bp deepwater horizon oil spill, we are raising awareness about the ongoing suffering and. Peter berg directed it from a screenplay by matthew michael carnahan and matthew sand.
It was years of cutting corners, not one careless mistake, that caused the explosion. Even in the printed summaries of what happened at the end, bps culpability isnt mentioned. Bp deepwater horizon oil spill and its economic impact. Bp set up its own private claims program unilaterally in 2010. Deepwater horizon is a 2016 american disaster film based on the deepwater horizon explosion and oil spill in the gulf of mexico. For many, the bpoperated deepwater horizon disaster brings to mind the environmental devastation of the spill. The 2010 bp oil spill dumped more than 200 million gallons of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. Siv padhy august 9th, 2017 the bp stock price has dropped due to the crash of oil prices, but that isnt the only negative. Bp settlement deepwater horizon official movie trailer. What you need to know six years after bps gulf oil. Horizon, which exploded during april 2010 and created the worst oil spill in. 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. It stars mark wahlberg, kurt russell, john malkovich, gina rodriguez, dylan obrien, and kate hudson. Bp oil spill movie deepwater horizon starring mark wahlberg gets a trailer.
Gulf oil spill speechdeepwater horizon oil spill oil spill 2010bp plc. The deepwater horizon spill may have caused irreversible. In the bp oil spill, more than 200 million gallons of crude oil was pumped into the gulf of mexico for a total of 87 days, making it the biggest oil spill in u. I covered the oil spill for the washington post and later wrote a book about the bp oil spill and effort to. Deepwater horizon official trailer 2016 mark wahlberg bp oil disaster movie hd a story set on the offshore drilling rig deepwater ho. The event went on for months, made lots of people outraged, and raised many questions about offshore drilling. Alec baldwin calls out mark wahlberg for new movie the. Deepwater horizon tells the story of the crew members of the rig of the same name in april 2010, when the largest oil spill in u. Deepwater horizon is a story of both gross managerial incompetence and personal heroism in the 2010 bp oil spill in the gulf of mexico. John malkovich joins mark walhberg in deepwater horizon wochit. Deepwater horizon ist ein usamerikanischer biografischer katastrophenfilm aus dem jahr 2016.
Deepwater horizon is the first of two peter berg directed films this year, and if patriots day is anywhere near as good as this film we could be looking at quite a few nominations for berg come february. The spirit of irwin allen is revived for the 21st century in this terrifically tense and exciting reallife disaster movie, directed by peter berg. I covered the oil spill for the washington post and later wrote a book about the. The deepwater horizon spill may have caused irreversible damage to gulf coast marshes.
Deepwater horizon oil spill, also called gulf of mexico 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 louisiana and its subsequent sinking on april 22. 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. An ethics case study in environmental engineering abstract the april 20, 2010 deepwater horizon oil rig explosion was an engineering and environmental tragedy that led to the loss of 11 human lives and has had farreaching environmental and. Bp is to blame for deepwater horizon, but its mistake was. On wednesday, baldwin tweeted concern about mark wahlbergs upcoming movie on the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico, the worst spill in us history.
But its portrayal of events leading up to the monster rig explosion that killed 11 men off the louisiana coast in april 2010 and set off the worst offshore oil spill in u. I drew about 75 cartoons on the bp oil spill in 2010. London reuters bp has criticized the new deepwater horizon film as being an inaccurate hollywood dramatization of the deadly oil rig disaster in the gulf of mexico in 2010. The movie what we can expect from bps propaganda film. A decade after deepwater horizon, oil still flows from. Deepwater horizon movie gets the facts mostly right, but. Official deepwater horizon movie trailer 2016 subscribe. Deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill us epa. In june, 2016 bp announced offsite link that it had come up with its final estimate of the cost for the oil spill. This movie doesnt even get into the oil spill itself which went on for months and is still the biggest ever anywhere or the cleanup and. Everyone loses out when corporate governance falls by the wayside. The oil company said bp officials are monitoring the leak, which happened sunday morning.
Planetpolicy 6 years from the bp deepwater horizon oil spill. Deepwater horizon director on the bp oil spill and the addictive dance for fuel peter berg discusses his new film, which recreates the final hours of the oil rig that exploded and sank. Murphy oil and talos energy now own fields near bps infamous macondo well. Deepwater horizon official courage trailer 2016 mark wahlberg. A controlled burn of spilled oil that was conducted after the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion in 2010 in the gulf of mexico. Today, april 20, 2016 marks the sixyear anniversary of the deepwater horizon oil rig explosion that claimed the lives of 11 men and caused the largest manmade oil spill in. He is portrayed by john malkovich, in his usual dastardly style.
What was the bp stock price before the deepwater horizon spill. Trailer 2016 mark wahlberg bp oil disaster movie hd a story set on. Deepwater horizon movie gets the facts mostly right, but simplifies the blame. What you need to know six years after bps gulf oil disaster.
National commission on the bp deepwater horizon oil spill offshore drilling. Deepwater horizon director on the bp oil spill and the. What weve learned, and what we shouldnt misunderstand charles k. However, the main point of this movie is the survival story. The rig was owned by an offshore drilling contractor. Deepwater horizon official courage trailer 2016 mark wahlberg movie. Deepwater horizon oil spill, also called gulf of mexico 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. 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. Ten years from today, the oil spill event occurs the biggest disaster in american history. Even the dolby atmos audio holds up really well for explosions goes to. Deepwater horizon official trailer 2016 mark wahlberg bp.
Everyone loses out when corporate governance falls by the. An oil spill that happened in the north sea isnt expected to reach land, according to bp plc officials. Volunteers clean an oil covered white pelican found off the louisiana coast and affected by the bp deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico at the fort jackson oiled wildlife. Omar mateen went ballistic during the bp oil spill, telling someone near the disaster the cleanup crews were only in it for the money mateen was featured in a. Actor mark wahlberg attends the deepwater horizon premiere during the 2016 toronto international film festival at roy thomson hall on september, 2016 in toronto, canada.
Bp told the nyt that the movie isnt intended to clear its name. In april 2010, there is no oil exploration operation in the gulf of mexico to compare with the deepwater horizon oil. Our life after the bp oil spill greg and jamie brown. Deepwater horizon movie gets the facts mostly right, but simplifies. Deepwater horizon 2016 mark wahlberg and dylan o brien in deepwater horizon. What was the bp stock price before the deepwater horizon. New bp oil spill movie the great invisible is brought to you by participant media and produced by julie goldman, jason orans, jeff skoll, diane weyermann, john battsek, sally jo fifer. But this is not that story, at least not anymore than it can make some bp executives look wolfish and blundering which they well deserve. Most of the people reading this will recall the bp oil spill back in 2010 the one that dumped millions of barrels of oil into the gulf of mexico. Instead, bp s nightside rig boss, don vidrine, stands in for bp as the villain of the movie.
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