On the afternoon of April 20th, 20 10, a violent explosion suddenly occurred and sank two days later. At that time, there were about 65,438+026 employees on the oil rig. Due to the sudden accident, most workers had no time to evacuate, and some workers were forced to jump into the sea from the platform of 75 to 100 meters to escape. The authorities dispatched several coast guard vessels and helicopters to search and rescue overnight, resulting in the death of 1 1 oil rig workers. This is one of the most serious offshore oil rig accidents in the United States in the past half century.
On May 1 1, the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the oil spill in the US Gulf of Mexico. Executives of BP, Swiss Transocean Drilling Company and Halliburton Energy Services Company all shirked their responsibilities and thought they were innocent when testifying, which caused dissatisfaction among members of Congress and related experts.