With the development of technology and social progress, humans are gradually influencing and changing the ecological environment on Earth, and many organisms have been in deep water due to human relations. According to reports, after 11 years, organisms living in the Gulf of Mexico are still suffering from the 2010 oil spill.

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill, also known as the BP oil spill or the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, was an oil spill incident that occurred on April 20, 2010 outside the Gulf of Mexico.

The cause was a blowout and explosion on a deep-sea drilling platform called Deepwater Horizon rented by BP, resulting in an oil spill accident.

After the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a large area of water near the spill was contaminated, and many fish, birds, marine organisms, and plants were severely affected, such as illness and death.

The US government's investigation report in November pointed out that 6104 birds, 609 sea turtles, and 100 dolphins, including mammals, have died. This number may include animals that died from natural causes, and all data on deaths caused by deep-sea oil spills is still uncertain. At present, it is unclear when the oil concentration in seawater can return to the normal level before the incident.

So why the human being build oil wells offshore?

Because there are very rich oil resources in the ocean. According to statistics, the world's proven offshore oil reserves now account for more than 25% of the world's known oil reserves, and offshore oil wells are becoming more and more common. Exploitation and use of these offshore oil resources will contribute to the development and progress of mankind.

However, every coin has two sides. When human beings enjoy the convenient life that resources bring to us, we are also destroying the ecological environment of the earth due to our demands for natural resources. The U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude oil spill is not the only marine oil spill in the world, and it is still possible to happen in the future. What humans have to do is to avoid oil spills as much as possible and to avoid pollution to the natural environment.

Seals are key components of petroleum drilling control equipment, mainly used to control wellhead pressure during drilling, workover, oil testing, and other processes, effectively preventing blowout accidents and achieving safe construction. By using high-quality Oil and gas seals, we can effectively prevent oil leakage from the equipment. From this, it can be seen that sealing is not a trivial matter. Whether in oil or gas transmission equipment, we must fully test the performance of the seals to prevent leakage.

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