Deepwater Horizon explosion - Wikipedia
WEBAn overview of the 2010 offshore drilling rig explosion and fire that killed 11 workers and caused a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Learn about the background, causes, casualties, investigation, lawsuits and popular culture related to the disaster.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill | Summary, Effects, Cause, Clean Up ...
WEBJul 30, 2024 — Deepwater Horizon oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana—and its subsequent sinking …
Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia
WEBThe Deepwater Horizon oil spill was a 2010 environmental disaster caused by a blowout and explosion on an offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. The spill released 4.9 million barrels of oil and caused extensive damage to marine and wildlife habitats, fishing and tourism industries, and human health.
What do we know about the Deepwater Horizon disaster? - BBC
WEBSep 8, 2010 — The Deepwater Horizon rig disaster caused the deaths of 11 crew and a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Since the 20 April catastrophe there has been much discussion in US...
Deepwater Horizon – BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill | US EPA
WEBJul 24, 2024 — Learn about the 2010 explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and the legal actions and settlements by the US government against BP and other parties. Find links to additional information on …
Deepwater Horizon Ten Years On - The New York Times
WEBApr 19, 2020 — WASHINGTON — Shortly before 10 p.m. on April 20, 2010, an explosion ripped through the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, unleashing the worst offshore oil spill in United...
Deepwater Horizon - National Centers for Environmental Information
WEBThe 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and fire resulted in the most significant offshore oil spill in U.S. history when an estimated 3.2 million barrels of oil escaped into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days from a damaged wellhead a mile below the surface.
The first decade of scientific insights from the Deepwater Horizon oil ...
WEBThe explosion of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) drilling rig in the northern Gulf of Mexico on 20 April 2010 caused the deaths of 11 crew members and marked the onset of an …
Deepwater Horizon 10 Years Later: 10 Questions - NOAA Fisheries
WEBOn April 20, the United States will commemorate ten years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 2010 oil rig explosion killed 11 people, injured 17, and released 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It …
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: An Interactive Look at What Happened
WEBMaps, video, audio, graphics and photos guide you through the fallout from an oil rig explosion in 2010.