Described at the time by President Barack Obama as 'the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced', the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico had environmental, economic and political consequences. The 20 April 2010 blowout killed 11 rig workers and left ...
Debris and oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig after it sank on April 22, 2010, pollutes the Gulf of Mexico.© U.S. Coast GuardAbout Us Contact Us Privacy Notice Terms of Use Diversity ©2025 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. ...
Rescue workers had collected 820 birds from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the majority of them already dead. The current spill promises to be the largest in US history, and as cleanup efforts stretch across the summer, it's clear that more oiled birds will be found, stuck and suffering ...
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The quest has not been easy because, while the sea freely gives up its resources, it sometimes exacts a high price on human lives. The Gulf of Mexico oil
bp is committed to the Gulf of Mexico Following the Deepwater Horizon accident on April 20, 2010, bp committed to help restore the Gulf region’s environment and economy and to keep the public informed about our progress. In the years following the accident, we worked with the people of th...
Deep wounds: the Gulf of Mexico oil spill set records for its size and depth. A year on, the biggest impacts seem to be where they are hardest to spotLate last year, oceanographers prowling the sea floor of the Gulf of Mexico came upon what l...
How Science Stopped BP's Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Remote imaging of the failed blowout preventer, stress testing various containment devices as well as other high-tech tasks helped contain the Deepwater Horizon disaster ByDavid Biello Forty-eight hours into an attempt to muscle a gusher of oil...
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