Deepwater Horizon oil spillThe Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the "BP oil spill") was an industrial disaster that began on 20 April 2010 off of the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and estimated to be 8 to 31 percent larger in volume than the previous largest, the Ixtoc I oil spill, also in the Gulf of Mexico. The United States federal government estimated the total discharge at .
Submarine pipelineA submarine pipeline (also known as marine, subsea or offshore pipeline) is a pipeline that is laid on the seabed or below it inside a trench. In some cases, the pipeline is mostly on-land but in places it crosses water expanses, such as small seas, straits and rivers. Submarine pipelines are used primarily to carry oil or gas, but transportation of water is also important. A distinction is sometimes made between a flowline and a pipeline.
Storage tankStorage tanks are containers that hold liquids, compressed gases (gas tank; or in U.S.A "pressure vessel", which is not typically labeled or regulated as a storage tank) or mediums used for the short- or long-term storage of heat or cold. The term can be used for reservoirs (artificial lakes and ponds), and for manufactured containers. The usage of the word tank for reservoirs is uncommon in American English but is moderately common in British English. In other countries, the term tends to refer only to artificial containers.
AnchorageAnchorage ( ; en dena'ina : Dgheyay Kaq'), officiellement municipalité d'Anchorage, est une ville et un borough située dans le sud de l’État de l'Alaska, aux États-Unis. En 2017, sa population était estimée à et pour l'aire métropolitaine, ce qui en fait la ville la plus peuplée d'Alaska. Son développement est dû en grande partie à l'exploitation du pétrole. Le nom complet d'origine est Knik Anchorage qui signifie en anglais « mouillage de Knik » (Knik était l'ancien village inuit qui se trouvait là et dont le nom signifie « feu »).
