DOI - BOEM - "Myers J, Roberts B, Lee B, Hill S. 2018. US outer continental shelf oil spill causal factors report (2018). 36 p. OCS Study BOEM 2018-032. Obligation No.: M17PC00015. - Final Report"

Title: Myers J, Roberts B, Lee B, Hill S. 2018. US outer continental shelf oil spill causal factors report (2018). 36 p. OCS Study BOEM 2018-032. Obligation No.: M17PC00015. - Final Report Source: DOI - BOEM Data/Action: Environmental Studies Date: 1/14/2020 Text Preview: ............................................................... 10 2.1.1 Hurricanes .......................................................................... ...organized according to the facility type (platforms and pipelines) and include: hurricanes, equipment failure, human error, weather, collisions, natural hazards... ...Hurricanes • Equipment failure • Human error • Weather • Collisions 11 2.1.1 Hurricanes Since 1972, hurricanes have caused the most oil spills of 50 bbls or more (ABSG 2018). The Minerals Management Service (MMS), now BOEM, was historically tasked with the responsibility of recording hurricane-related spills from US OCS oil and gas facilities. The records included spills that were observed and generally required intervention following the storms. In 2002, MMS identified petroleum losses from tanks on platforms and rigs destroyed by Hurricane...