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Top Kill Newsletter
  • Stephen Chu’s random walk in science 26 Feb 2025 22:50 GMT

    … Petroleum’s (BP’s) Horizon Deepwater offshore oil rig exploded in … late May, they rejected BP’s attempted “top kill” procedure. Once they … 110 million barrels of oil in the entire formation. … seemed like an unstoppable crude oil gusher, Chu had established …

  • This Date in UCSF History: The Oil Spill 25 May 2020 16:40 GMT

    … , 2010. Top Hat, Junk Shot, Top Kill - the phrases seem like … . drilling accident, the Santa Barbara oil spill in 1969, released “only” an … amount of oil equal to the Santa Barbara spill is released … of money given by BP or any oil company to their opponents …

  • A Decade After Deepwater Horizon, Oil Still Flows From This Prolific Patch In The Gulf Of Mexico 23 Apr 2020 15:17 GMT

    … the rig and triggered the spill of 4 million barrels into … , trailing only Shell, BP and Anadarko. Murphy Oil bought up a lot … 2010, it was a sizable spill.  In April 2019, LLOG sold … the well (recall names like Top Kill, Junk Shot, Top Hat) and …

  • Oil Spills Fast Facts 21 Feb 2019 20:31 GMT

    … s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source … 2010 – BP starts a procedure known as “top kill,” which attempts … Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling … on the Gulf oil spill. It names BP, Transocean and …

  • Oil Spills Fast Facts 23 Oct 2018 15:12 GMT

    … 507.5 million award. BP Gulf Oil Spill April 20, 2010 - … 2010 - BP starts a procedure known as "top kill," … Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling … issued on the Gulf oil spill. It names BP, Transocean and Halliburton …

  • Deepwater horizon—the lasting impact of America's largest oil spill 19 Apr 2018 15:06 GMT

    … eventually came with a "top-kill" effort in August, but … as evidence during litigation against BP, resulting in the energy giant … research collaboration compares IXTOC oil spill to Deepwater Horizon spill More information: To …

  • Photo Release: U.S. Energy Secretary Chu at BP Command Center in Houston 09 Nov 2010 11:14 GMT

    … been helping oversee BP's "top kill" efforts from … the BP Command Center in … for the "top kill" attempt with BP officials.   U. … as part of the "top kill" attempt. Media contact …

  • Cornstarch could plug up a spewing oil well 31 Jan 2011 08:00 GMT

    … In May 2010, BP started a top-kill procedure, in which it … take three months before the oil spill was stopped in July … capping the gushing oil head. The new top-kill method involves overcoming … } In the case of the BP top-kill method, the drilling mud that …

  • The Department of Energy's Scientific Response to the Oil Spill 09 Nov 2010 11:19 GMT

    … BP oil spill. Secretary Chu has spent several days in Houston monitoring the top kill … up to the "top kill" attempt, the Secretary … inform BP's decision on whether to attempt the top kill, … societal impact of the oil spill on energy and other …

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