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Shell Reports Drilling Mud Spill in Gulf of Mexico
Shell International reported an accidental spill of nearly 5,000 gallons of drilling mud into the Gulf of Mexico on July 31. This is way out there in a cluster of deepwater fields known as the Perdido project, in water more than 7,800′ deep about 150 miles off the Texas coast (195 workers were evacuated from the project last week when tropical storm Don rumbled through):
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| Map showing location of drilling mud spill reported by Shell on July 31, 2011 |
Perdido is an awesome development project. Production from several separate fields in the region will be tied into a single, massive floating spar. Be sure to check out the jaw-dropping promotional video.
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| Schematic diagram of Perdido spar and subsea tie-ins with wells in surrounding fields. |
And yes, “perdido” is indeed Spanish for “lost.” Atlantis? Macondo? Maybe it’s not wise to tempt fate…
Keep up with all the latest pollution incidents at the SkyTruth Alerts page.
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I’m so impressed! These guys can do this, but can’t control their leaks. Nor can they come out of production with a cheaper gasoline. Go figure. I guess we will forever be paying for research and development. Thanks, man! It won’t get any better than this!