BP Well blow out Trinidad and Tobago
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- British Petroleum in Trinidad and Tobago suffered a well blowout on Rocky Point
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- B.P.\’s well blowout covered an ocean water inlet and nearby pond
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- The thick oil covered both the water and inland vegetation
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- Interchem, B.P.\’s cleanup contractor, reacted to the well blowout by utilizing OSE II for the oil spill clean up.
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- 2 days after Interchem applied OSE II, the oil could still be seen lifting off the sand and vegetation
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- The oil that lifted off the vegetation started to solubilize
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- The oil from B.P\’s well blowout continued to lift from the vegetation
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- The oil continued to lift from the vegetation while the oil in the water went through bioremediation
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- The oil in the water began to solubilize and convert to carbon dioxide and water
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- The oil on the soil and vegetation was detoxified to the point that 8 days after OSE II was applied new vegetation began to grow
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- 10 days after the application of OSE II, the oil solubilized completely and large pockets of carbon dioxide bubbles were present.
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- Large pockets of CO2 showed where the oil was remediated
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- 14 days after applying OSE II you could start to see the bottom of the water
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- Once the bacteria ran out of free floating solubilized oil, it migrated to other areas where oil had accumulated
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- 21 days after applying OSE II, the shoreline became clean and new vegetation started to grow
