Oil Spill

ENR 2019 Top 25 Newsmakers

Timmy Couvillion: Developed a System to Contain a Long-Neglected Ocean Oil Spill

January 17, 2020

Responded to a call for urgent action with a well-engineered containment approach that has kept thousands of barrels of oil from harming US waters.

Engineering Firm Helps Contain 15-year-old Oil Spill

Thomas F. Armistead

September 3, 2019

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The containment "dome" was fabricated on a fast track to capture and separate oil and natural gas coming up from the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

BP Oil Well Blowout Eroded Gulf Coast

Thomas F. Armistead

December 7, 2016

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The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil-well blowout caused dramatic, widespread shoreline loss along Louisiana’s coast, says a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Louisiana Projects Receive BP Funds

November 22, 2016

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Two key projects aimed at restoring Louisiana’s coast will move forward after receiving almost $200 million for engineering and design work.

Enbridge To Pay $177M for Oil Spills

Pam Hunter McFarland

July 28, 2016

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Enbridge Energy Partners LLP has agreed to replace close to 300 miles of one of its pipelines and pay for any remaining cleanup stemming from two oil spills in 2010, including one of the worst inland spills in U.S. history, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials say.