4 May 2018 The massive explosion at the Macondo drill site happened so far 2010, file photo, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns in the Gulf of Mexico, 

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 87-day period, before it was finally capped on July 15, 2010. The disaster on April 20, 2010 killed 11 workers as the flaming rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico. It took nearly three months to stem the flow of oil from the ruptured undersea well. — In 2004, Hurricane Ivan plowed across the Gulf of Mexico and triggered an oil spill that is still leaking. It's the longest continuous oil spill in American history. In 2004, Hurricane Ivan triggered an undersea mudslide that sank an oil platform owned by Taylor Energy. Since then, between 300 and 700 barrels of oil have been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico every day. Let’s put that into perspective. The Deepwater Horizon disaster spilled almost 200m gallons of oil into the Gulf. The Gulf oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Within days of the April 20, 2010 explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people, underwater cameras revealed the BP pipe was leaking oil and gas on the ocean floor about 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana. BP operates four platforms within the Gulf of Mexico – Atlantis, Mad Dog, Na Kika and Thunder Horse. Operating in more than 7,000 feet of water and located approximately 150 miles south of New Orleans, Atlantis’ production capacity is approximately 200,000 barrels of oil and 180 million cubic feet of gas per day. Massive oil spill begins in Gulf of Mexico. On this day in 2010, an explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, kills 11 people and triggers the largest offshore oil spill in American history.

Complete coverage of the massive oil spill on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Jan 21, 2014. Fireboats battle a fire at the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010, 

The rig, owned by Transocean and drilling for BP, exploded and caught fire on April A Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion killed 4 workers and injured 45 others. 28 Sep 2018 Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 21, 2010. Gulf Coast states who have claimed in a lawsuit that the BP oil spill  Eleven of the 126 workers on the rig were killed and, over the following 87 days, an estimated 3.19 million barrels (~134 million gallons) of oil spilled into the Gulf (  22 Apr 2013 Here's what BP doesn't want you to know about the use of Corexit after the 2010 of cleanup workers during the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. 2010, a fiery explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig had killed 11  10 May 2010 The Gulf spill is no exception. Gulf Oil Spill. Getty Images/U.S. Coast Guard. Fire boats battle the fire on the oil rig Deepwater Horizon after the  19 Apr 2011 One year ago, an explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers, sinking the rig, and releasing a 

The disaster on April 20, 2010 killed 11 workers as the flaming rig sank into the Gulf of Mexico. It took nearly three months to stem the flow of oil from the ruptured undersea well.

The BP disaster was by far the worst oil disaster in U.S. history. It spewed as much oil in just days as the entire Exxon Valdez spill and eclipsed the notorious Ixtoc blowout in the Gulf of Mexico in 1979, which leaked 138 million gallons of crude. Timeline: BP oil spill. A timeline of events since the 20 April start of the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The story so far; Alaska town heals from 1989 oil spill; 1979 spill still haunts Explosion and fire on the BP-licensed Transocean drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven people are reported missing and approximately 17 injured. A blowout preventer, intended to prevent release of crude oil, failed to activate.

signal from the Deepwater Horizon, a mobile oil rig sitting some. 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig was connected to a BP oil well a  

This disaster in the Gulf of Mexico proves that oil drilling should not be allowed even one mile Ch. 10 Florida won't join federal lawsuit against oil rig owner Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico: Impacts on semi-submersible drilling rig Deepwater Horizon experienced an explosion 

signal from the Deepwater Horizon, a mobile oil rig sitting some. 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. The rig was connected to a BP oil well a  

Complete coverage of the massive oil spill on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Jan 21, 2014. Fireboats battle a fire at the offshore oil rig Deepwater Horizon April 21, 2010,  On April 20, 2010, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the United States Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 persons and resulting in a 5-month spill of more 

6 Dec 2018 Hercules Rig 265, drilling a well for Walter Oil & Gas Corp. in the Gulf of Mexico, After the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the government tightened In 2012, on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico, workers were worried. Since the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster began in 2010, the Gulf of Mexico has been on a long road to recovery. Where are we now? What milestones have   2 Jan 2019 It may be a New Year, but there is an old oil spill that keeps on spilling. has leaked from a sunken oil rig owned by Taylor Energy into the Gulf of Mexico, gallons spilled by BP during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. 4 May 2018 The massive explosion at the Macondo drill site happened so far 2010, file photo, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns in the Gulf of Mexico,  30 Sep 2016 The explosion killed 11 crew members and set off the worst oil spill in U.S. history . John Malkovich, playing Don Vidrine, BP's “company man” on the rig, drilling in the Gulf of Mexico signed off on their plans at every stage. 26 Apr 2010 BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward flew to the gulf coast on Friday to oversee the response. Gusher. The Gulf of Mexico oil well was leaking 1,000  29 Nov 2013 Directly following the spill, BP set up The Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) which On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded.