Deepwater Horizon Well is Offically Declared Dead

Posted in Alabama Maritime News,BP British Petroleum,Deepwater Horizon,Environment,Florida Maritime News,Government,Gulf Coast,Louisiana Maritime News,Mississippi Maritime News,Texas Maritime News,World Maritime News on September 24, 2010

The permanent cement plug is now in place on the blown out Deepwater Horizon well 5000 feet below the surface of the Gulf. This brings concerns about the wells stability to a close 5 months after the Deepwater Horizon explosion that killed 11 oil rig workers on April 20, 2010. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill created the worst oil spill in US history.

Retired Coast Guard Admiral, Thad Allen, the man in charge of the Federal Government response, described BP’s well as “effectively dead”. He said a pressure test to ensure that the cement plug would hold was completed just before 6:00 am CT Sunday morning, September 19th.

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BP stopped the flow of oil back in July with a temporary cap, but this so called bottom kill procedure was the final step of the operation.

The damaged well spewed more than 200 million gallons of oil into the Gulf.

The BP Gulf oil spill has resulted in the worst environmental and economic disaster affecting the lives of those who reside, work and vacation along the shores of the Gulf.

Many people are still struggling to make ends meet. The fishing industry and tourism have been hit hard. Shrimpers who are allowed to fish are finding it difficult to sell their catch because people outside the region perceive that the seafood is not safe to eat.

Gulf residents will continue to feel the pain for years to come.