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Cleaning Up the Gulf Oil Spill: Energy Sector Relies on Satellite Technology

On April 20, an explosion ripped through Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. Fires raged for two days on the rig, under contract by British Petroleum, when a second explosion occurred, sinking the semi-submersible rig. The resulting damage to the subsea infrastructure set in motion what has become one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history — one that could have a long-lasting impact on the Gulf of Mexico and the satellite sector that operates throughout the region.

August 1, 2010 | Via Satellite | By Greg Berlocher
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The Deepwater Horizon and other specialized vessels like her are designed to operate in waters more than a mile deep and can drill wells more than five miles into the Earth’s crust. Energy companies have developed the continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico throughout the last 50 years, but those...

 

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