States depends greatly on oil and gasoline. When North and South Carolina had an oil spill, there was no gasoline around – the two states were put in a state of emergency by the official government. Without gasoline, people lack the ability of long-distance transportation and may forms of electricity, such as heat. The United States puts a huge amount of money into the production and welling of gasoline …show more content…
the 11 men will never be forgotten. The film has some inside details on the accident, the oil rig’s chief engineer shot Footage alongside a interview with him since the spill, and the change in his voice was dramatic. The explosion still haunts the lives of those most intimately affected, though the story has long ago faded from the front page. The film gives a inside look at the oil industry, "The Great Invisible" is the first documentary feature to go beyond the media coverage to examine the crisis in depth through the eyes of oil executives, survivors and Gulf Coast residents who experienced it first-hand and then were left to pick up the pieces while the world moved on.
11 workers killed and 5 million barrels of oil was one of the worst oil accidents in history.
The leak continued without interruption for 87 days, devastating the Gulf coastline, its wildlife, its beaches and its entire fishing industry. BP's lack of response to the initial spill brought ferocious criticism to the company. BP tried to pass the blame off onto Transocean, the company to whom they leased the rig. Years have passed. Many who have put in claims to BP for