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 …
Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia
WEBIt was drilling a deep exploratory well, 18,360 ft (5,600 m) below sea level, in approximately 5,100 ft (1,600 m) of water. The well is situated in the Macondo Prospect in Mississippi Canyon Block 253 (MC253) of the Gulf of Mexico, in the …
Deepwater Horizon - Wikipedia
WEBDeepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offshore drilling rig [7] owned by Transocean and operated by the BP company. On April 20, 2010, while drilling in the Gulf of Mexico at the Macondo Prospect, a blowout caused an explosion on the rig that killed 11 crewmen and ignited a fireball visible from 40 ...
Deepwater Horizon – BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill | US EPA
WEBJul 24, 2024 · On April 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded and sank resulting in the death of 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon and the largest spill of oil in the history of marine oil drilling operations. 4 million barrels of oil flowed from the damaged Macondo well over an ...
Deepwater Horizon | Oil Spills | Damage Assessment, …
WEBOn April 20, 2010, an explosion occurred on the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The explosion, which killed 11 men, caused the rig to sink and started a catastrophic oil leak from the well.
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 Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
WEBOn April 20, 2010, BP’s mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon exploded, burned, and subsequently sank in the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana.
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...
The Deepwater Horizon spill started 10 years ago. Its effects are …
WEBApr 20, 2020 · As a crew on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig worked to close up an exploratory oil well deep under the Gulf of Mexico, a pulse of gas shot up, buckling the drill pipe.
What happened during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
WEBKey Takeaway: Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill affected many parts of the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem, from beaches and nearshore habitats to deep-sea coral communities. Each year, millions of tons of trash and other debris enters our ocean, and thousands of oil spills occur in U.S. waters.