Montara Quiz

The Montara incident happened on 21 August 2009. How much do you know about it? Take the quiz to find out...

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1. Who was the owner and operator of the Montara Well Head Platform?

Atlas

Seadrill

PTTEP

Macondo

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2. What was the name of the jack-up rig that was alongside the Montara Well Head Platform at the time of the incident?

West Atlas

Deepwater Horizon

West Triton

Ocean Ranger

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3. What time of day did the major well kick occur?

In the dead of night (03:14 a.m)

Just after dawn (07:23 a.m.)

Just after lunch (12:05 p.m.)

Right at the start of night shift (05:57 p.m.)

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4. The fire and explosion occurred...

Immediately - prompting an emergency evacuation of all 69 personnel on board

Immediately - 52 personnel evacuated, 17 stayed on board to try to control the well

73 days after the loss of well control - prompting an evacuation of all 69 personnel on-board

73 days after the loss of well control - no-one was on board at the time

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5. What was the name of the rig that drilled the relief well?

West Atlas

Deepwater Horizon

West Triton

Ocean Ranger

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6. How many attempts were made prior to successfully intercepting the well?

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7. Who ran the Commission of Inquiry?

Lord Cullen

David Borthwick AO PSM

Justice Kenneth Hayne

Martin Ferguson AM MP

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8. The resulting oil spill was the 3rd largest in Australia's history. What is the largest?

Kirki - oil tanker 1991

Deepwater Horizon - drilling rig 2010

Anne Marie - oil tanker 1975

Exxon Valdez - oil tanker 1989

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9. PTTEP was fined $510,000. How many charges under the Offshore Petroleum and Storage Act did the company plead guilty to?

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10. What regulatory agency was formed in accordance with recommendations arising from the Commission of Inquiry?

NOPTA

NOPSA

APPEA

NOPSEMA

Montara Quiz

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* 1. Who was the owner and operator of the Montara Well Head Platform?

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* 2. What was the name of the jack-up rig that was alongside the Montara Well Head Platform at the time of the incident?

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* 3. What time of day did the major well kick occur?

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* 4. The fire and explosion occurred...

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* 5. What was the name of the rig that drilled the relief well?

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* 6. How many attempts were made prior to successfully intercepting the well?

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* 7. Who ran the Commission of Inquiry?

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* 8. The resulting oil spill was the 3rd largest in Australia's history. What is the largest?

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* 9. PTTEP was fined $510,000. How many charges under the Offshore Petroleum and Storage Act did the company plead guilty to?

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* 10. What regulatory agency was formed in accordance with recommendations arising from the Commission of Inquiry?

1. Who was the owner and operator of the Montara Well Head Platform?

2. What was the name of the jack-up rig that was alongside the Montara Well Head Platform at the time of the incident?

3. What time of day did the major well kick occur?

4. The fire and explosion occurred...

5. What was the name of the rig that drilled the relief well?

6. How many attempts were made prior to successfully intercepting the well?

7. Who ran the Commission of Inquiry?

8. The resulting oil spill was the 3rd largest in Australia's history. What is the largest?

9. PTTEP was fined $510,000. How many charges under the Offshore Petroleum and Storage Act did the company plead guilty to?

10. What regulatory agency was formed in accordance with recommendations arising from the Commission of Inquiry?