One rig. One spark. A disaster that changed everything.

In the heart of the Gulf of Mexico, the Deepwater Sky oil rig stands as a towering monument to human ambition—until it becomes the epicenter of one of the most devastating environmental disasters in history.

In Deepwater Oil – Drillin on the Moon, award-winning author Tom McAuliffe delivers a harrowing, semi-fictional eco thriller that takes readers deep into the high-stakes world of offshore drilling. When routine operations spiral into chaos, Rig Boss Jason Marshall and his crew face the unthinkable: a catastrophic oil rig explosion that unleashes millions of barrels of crude into pristine waters and ignites a race against time to survive.

As the inferno rages and the rig collapses, the story expands to capture the full fallout—shattered communities, blackened coastlines, and the lives forever changed in the disaster's wake. From survivors and rescue teams to local fishermen and environmental activists, each voice brings raw emotion and urgency to a tragedy that could have been prevented.

But the most explosive revelations come in the aftermath.

As investigators dig into the causes, they uncover a web of corporate negligence, regulatory failure, and political evasion that led to the disaster. The result is a searing indictment of the systems meant to protect both people and the planet—and a sobering reminder of what's at stake when profit comes before safety.

Blending heart-pounding action with real-world insight, in Deepwater Oil award winning Author Tom McAuliffe creates a gripping work of realistic survival fiction, environmental suspense, and corporate drama. For readers drawn to stories like Into Thin Air, A Civil Action, or Deepwater Horizon, this book delivers a powerful semi-fictional narrative of courage, consequence, and the high cost of ignoring warnings.