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Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill
Posted on 11/8/18 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 11/8/18 at 6:58 pm
I watched the Deepwater Horizon film on TV last night (second time I have watched it) and it got me thinking back to when the event actually occurred and led to me reading a bunch of stuff about it.
This got me to wondering if anyone here has a personal story or were impacted by it in a significant way? I'm sure there are people here who work in the oil/drilling industry or work in one of the industries directly impacted by the oil spill. I would also be curious to know if anyone here knew anyone on the rig when the event happened, or even if anyone who posts here was there.
I know this can be a sensitive topic, so only share if you're comfortable doing so.
This got me to wondering if anyone here has a personal story or were impacted by it in a significant way? I'm sure there are people here who work in the oil/drilling industry or work in one of the industries directly impacted by the oil spill. I would also be curious to know if anyone here knew anyone on the rig when the event happened, or even if anyone who posts here was there.
I know this can be a sensitive topic, so only share if you're comfortable doing so.
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Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:04 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Knew Gordon Jones, hadn't seen him in awhile though. That's all I got
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:08 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
My wife knows the wife of one of the Swaco guys that died. She got a huge settlement and lives in U-Club and owns some shop in BR.
Also I graduated about 2 weeks after it happened. I majored in PETE. That was fun
Also I graduated about 2 weeks after it happened. I majored in PETE. That was fun
This post was edited on 11/8/18 at 7:12 pm
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:10 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I was on board NAS/JRB New Orleans the night the rig exploded and the non-stop helicopter traffic kept me awake. I didn't know until the next morning what had happened.
On a related note, I was doing an audit of a bar located in the Central Business District of New Orleans and found $100,000 worth of ACH deposits from the BP trustee in to the owner's bank account. I asked him how he came about these, and got an sob story about how his business was affected by the rig disaster.
On a related note, I was doing an audit of a bar located in the Central Business District of New Orleans and found $100,000 worth of ACH deposits from the BP trustee in to the owner's bank account. I asked him how he came about these, and got an sob story about how his business was affected by the rig disaster.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:11 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
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I would also be curious to know if anyone here knew anyone on the rig when the event happened,
Yeah. He's now a millionaire.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:11 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
A buddy of mine was one of the head guys from Wild Well Control tasked with controlling the well
This post was edited on 11/8/18 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:14 pm to oOoLsUtIgErSoOo
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I would also be curious to know if anyone here knew anyone on the rig when the event happened,
Yeah. He's now a millionaire.
I know quite a few people that weren’t on the rig at all, matter of fact they never got close to the rig and they are what we call “Spillionaires”.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:17 pm to tgrbaitn08
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I know quite a few people that weren’t on the rig at all, matter of fact they never got close to the rig and they are what we call “Spillionaires”.
Like my fellow from the CBD?
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:17 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Had a friend lose an uncle, but nothing in my direct life.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:17 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I do. The guy for BP who headed up the clean up for the entire spill is one of my best friends dad. They lived in Trinidad when he was in high school and while we were in college his family moved from there to London.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:21 pm to jgoodw318
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The guy for BP who headed up the clean up for the entire spill
BP didn’t do shite for the clean up. All they did was contract Obrien and they subbed the entire clean up out. How you think so many people got rich???
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:22 pm to jgoodw318
quote:he was paid specifically to be the face and to be hated
guy for BP who headed up the clean up for the entire spill is one
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:22 pm to Rouge
Pretty much. But he was/is still paid spectacularly well. He basically set up the whole clean up and still works for BP. He is a cool MFer and when we were pledges he flew in from Trinidad for a game just to haze his son in the frat house lol.
This post was edited on 11/8/18 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:23 pm to Rouge
Exactly. Seacor, which owns O'Brien, headed up the clean up.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:24 pm to tgrbaitn08
So that is who we blame for the surfactants?
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:25 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I got my check.
Now THAT was a good day.
Now THAT was a good day.
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:26 pm to Rouge
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So that is who we blame for the surfactants?
That’s who sprayed the Corexit if that’s what you’re asking
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:27 pm to tgrbaitn08
Oh definitely. But he was the figure head for BP who set up the cleanup effort
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:30 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I work with John Guide. Surprisingly he still works for BP. I obviously don't ask him about the Horizon though. You can see the toll it took in him.
I also know the person who was in charge of drilling one of the relief Wells. They reached the original well bore in front of the second rig and were told to stop drilling to allow the second rig to intercept first. BP wanted the second rig to intercept first for publicity because the directional company on the second rig was owned by the same company who owned the Horizon.
I also know the person who was in charge of drilling one of the relief Wells. They reached the original well bore in front of the second rig and were told to stop drilling to allow the second rig to intercept first. BP wanted the second rig to intercept first for publicity because the directional company on the second rig was owned by the same company who owned the Horizon.
This post was edited on 11/8/18 at 7:36 pm
Posted on 11/8/18 at 7:31 pm to redstick13
You’re still in Africa?
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