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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11605-7_34
Chapter 34
Summary of Progress on Major Research
Issues: Deep-Sea Oil Spills
Steven A. Murawski, Cameron H. Ainsworth, Sherryl Gilbert,
David J. Hollander, Claire B. Paris, Michael Schlüter, and Dana L. Wetzel
Abstract How much has research on ultra-deep-sea (>1500 m) oil and gas blowout
behavior progressed since the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) accident, and what additional key questions remain to be resolved? In this chapter, we summarize at a high
level: (1) the state of knowledge of deep blowout behavior and mitigation prior to
DWH, (2) essential information that has come to light in the 9+ years since DWH,
and (3) important unresolved questions and additional key research bearing on the
prevention of similar marine disasters, mitigation of their effects, and understanding
their impacts.
Keywords Deepwater oil and gas · Ixtoc 1 · Deepwater Horizon · Oil spill
research · Mitigation measures · Science priorities
34.1 Background
The preceding sections and chapters of this volume synthesize recent and historical
information in a number of critical areas relevant to understanding and predicting
the fate and effects of ultra-deep oil spills. Here we summarize the state of
S. A. Murawski (*) · C. H. Ainsworth · S. Gilbert · D. J. Hollander
University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
e-mail: smurawski@usf.edu; ainsworth@marine.usf.edu; sherryl@usf.edu; davidh@usf.edu
C. B. Paris
University of Miami, Department of Ocean Sciences, Rosenstiel School of Marine &
Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL, USA
e-mail: cparis@rsmas.miami.edu
M. Schlüter
Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Multiphase Flows, Hamburg, Germany
e-mail: michael.schluter@tuhh.de
D. L. Wetzel
Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, USA
e-mail: dana@mote.org
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
S. A. Murawski et al. (eds.), Deep Oil Spills,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11605-7_34
Chapter 34
Summary of Progress on Major Research
Issues: Deep-Sea Oil Spills
Steven A. Murawski, Cameron H. Ainsworth, Sherryl Gilbert,
David J. Hollander, Claire B. Paris, Michael Schlüter, and Dana L. Wetzel
Abstract How much has research on ultra-deep-sea (>1500 m) oil and gas blowout
behavior progressed since the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) accident, and what additional key questions remain to be resolved? In this chapter, we summarize at a high
level: (1) the state of knowledge of deep blowout behavior and mitigation prior to
DWH, (2) essential information that has come to light in the 9+ years since DWH,
and (3) important unresolved questions and additional key research bearing on the
prevention of similar marine disasters, mitigation of their effects, and understanding
their impacts.
Keywords Deepwater oil and gas · Ixtoc 1 · Deepwater Horizon · Oil spill
research · Mitigation measures · Science priorities
34.1 Background
The preceding sections and chapters of this volume synthesize recent and historical
information in a number of critical areas relevant to understanding and predicting
the fate and effects of ultra-deep oil spills. Here we summarize the state of
S. A. Murawski (*) · C. H. Ainsworth · S. Gilbert · D. J. Hollander
University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
e-mail: smurawski@usf.edu; ainsworth@marine.usf.edu; sherryl@usf.edu; davidh@usf.edu
C. B. Paris
University of Miami, Department of Ocean Sciences, Rosenstiel School of Marine &
Atmospheric Science, Miami, FL, USA
e-mail: cparis@rsmas.miami.edu
M. Schlüter
Hamburg University of Technology, Institute of Multiphase Flows, Hamburg, Germany
e-mail: michael.schluter@tuhh.de
D. L. Wetzel
Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, USA
e-mail: dana@mote.org