Notable offshore well blowouts[edit]

Data from industry information.[1][26] Year Rig Name Rig Owner Type Damage / details

1955 S-44

he!ron or"oration

Sub #e$essed "ontoons

%lowout and fire. #eturned to ser!i$e.

1959

. &. &hornton

#eadin' ( %ates

)a$*u"

%lowout and fire dama'e.

1964

. +. %a*er

#eadin' ( %ates

Drill bar'e

%lowout in ,ulf of -e.i$o/ !essel $a"si0ed/ 22 *illed.

1965 &rion

#oyal Dut$h Shell )a$*u"

Destroyed by blowout.

1965 +a'uro

SN1-

)a$*u"

Destroyed by blowout and fire.

1962 3ittle %ob

oral

)a$*u"

%lowout and fire/ *illed 4.

1969 5ode$o 666

7loor drillin'

Drillin' bar'e

%lowout

1969 Sed$o 185,

Sed$o 6n$

Semi-submersible %lowout dama'e

1969

#imri$* &idelands

9D: 9

Submersible

%lowout in ,ulf of -e.i$o

194; Stormdrill 666

Storm Drillin'

)a$*u"

%lowout and fire dama'e.

194; Dis$o!erer 666

9ffshore

o.

Drillshi"

%lowout <S.

hina Seas=

1941 %i' )ohn

1twood 9$eani$s Drill bar'e

%lowout and fire.

1941 >n*nown

7loor Drillin'

Drill bar'e

%lowout and fire off +eru/ 4 *illed.[citation needed]

1942 ). Storm 66

-arine Drillin'

o. )a$*u"

%lowout in ,ulf of -e.i$o

1942 -. ,. ?ulme

#eadin' ( %ates

)a$*u"

%lowout and $a"si0e in )a!a Sea.

1942 #i' 2;

&ransworld Drillin' )a$*u"

%lowout in ,ulf of -artaban.

1948 -ariner 6

Sante 7e Drillin'

Semi-sub

%lowout off &rinidad/ 8 *illed.

1945 -ariner 66

Sante 7e Drillin'

Semi-submersible 3ost %9+ durin' blowout.

1945 ). Storm 66

-arine Drillin'

o. )a$*u"

%lowout in ,ulf of -e.i$o.[citation needed]

1946 +etrobras 666

+etrobras

)a$*u"

No info.

1946 5. D. @ent

#eadin' ( %ates

)a$*u"

Dama'e while drillin' relief well.[citation needed]

1944 -aers* :."lorer -aers* Drillin'

)a$*u"

%lowout and fire in North Sea[citation needed]

1944 :*ofis* %ra!o

+hilli"s +etroleum +latform

%lowout durin' well wor*o!er.[24]

1942 S$an %ay

S$an Drillin'

)a$*u"

%lowout and fire in the +ersion ,ulf.[citation

needed]

1949 Salener'y 66

Salen 9ffshore

)a$*u"

%lowout in ,ulf of -e.i$o

1949 Sed$o 1857

Sed$o Drillin'

Semi-submersible

%lowout and fire in %ay of 6 well.[24]

am"e$he 6.to$

192; Sed$o 185,

Sed$o Drillin'

Semi-submersible %lowout and fire of Ni'eria.

192; Dis$o!erer 584 9ffshore

o.

Drillshi"

,as es$a"e $au'ht fire.[citation needed]

192; #on &a""meyer #eadin' ( %ates

)a$*u"

%lowout in +ersian ,ulf/ 5 *illed.[citation needed]

192; Nanhai 66

+eo"les #e"ubli$ )a$*u" of hina

%lowout of ?ainan 6sland.[citation needed]

192; -aers* :ndurer -aers* Drillin'

)a$*u"

%lowout in #ed Sea/ 2 *illed.[citation needed]

192; 9$ean @in'

9D: 9

)a$*u"

%lowout and fire in ,ulf of -e.i$o/ 5 *illed.[22]

192; -arlin 14

-arlin Drillin'

)a$*u"

%lowout in ,ulf of -e.i$o[citation needed]

1921 +enrod 5;

+enrod Drillin'

Submersible

%lowout and fire in ,ulf of -e.i$o.[citation needed]

1925 5est Aan'uard Smed!i'

Semi-submersible

Shallow 'as blowout and fire in Norwe'ian sea/ 1 fatality.

1921 +etromar A

+etromar

Drillshi"

,as blowout and $a"si0e in S. hina seas.

[citation needed]

1928 %ull #un

1twood 9$eani$s &ender

9il and 'as blowout Dubai/ 8 fatalities.

1922 9$ean 9dyssey

Diamond 9ffshore ,as blowout at %9+ and fire in the >@ North Semi-submersible Drillin' Sea/ 1 *illed.

1929 1l %a0

Sante 7e

)a$*u"

Shallow 'as blowout and fire in Ni'eria/ 5 *illed.[29]

1998 -. NaBib @halid NaBib

o.

NaBib Drillin'

fire and e."losion. #eturned to ser!i$e.

1998 1$tinia

&ranso$ean

Semi-submersible Sub-sea blowout in Aietnam. .[8;]

2;;1 :ns$o 51

:ns$o

)a$*u"

,as blowout and fire/ ,ulf of -e.i$o/ no $asualties[81]

2;;2 1rabdrill 19

1rabian Drillin' o.

)a$*u"

Stru$tural $olla"se/ blowout/ fire and sin*in'.

[82]

2;;4 1driati$ 6A

,lobal Sante 7e

)a$*u"

%lowout and fire at &emsah "latform/ -editerranean Sea[88]

2;;4 >suma$inta

+:-:C

)a$*u"

Storm for$ed ri' to mo!e/ $ausin' well blowout on @ab 1;1 "latform/ 22 *illed.[84]

2;;9

5est 1tlas D -ontara

Seadrill

)a$*u" D +latform

%lowout and fire on ri' and "latform in 1ustralia.[85]

2;1;

Dee"water ?ori0on

&ranso$ean

Semi-submersible

%lowout and fire on the ri'/ subsea well blowout/ *illed 11 in e."losion.

2;1;

Aermilion %lo$* -ariner :ner'y 82;

+latform

%lowout and fire/ 18 sur!i!ors/ 1 inEured.[86][84]

2;12 @S :ndea!our

@S :ner'y Ser!i$es

)a$*->"

%lowout and fire on the ri'/ $olla"sed/ *illed 2 in e."losion.