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Deepwater Horizon explosion - Wikipedia On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit, which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field about 40 miles (64 km) southeast off the Louisiana coast
What was the Deepwater Horizon disaster? | Live Science On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 people Two days later, the rig capsized, and the damaged pipe below the rig began spewing oil into
Deepwater Horizon – BP Gulf of America Oil Spill | US EPA On April 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of America, 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
The Most Severe Oil Rig Explosions and Disasters in Texas The West Texas Explosion In 2015, an oil rig in West Texas exploded, killing three workers Federal regulators ultimately fined the company that operated the well $50,000 for safety violations Investigators reported that five of the violations were classified as “serious,” while the sixth was a “repeat” violation
Deepwater Horizon 10 Years Later: 10 Questions - NOAA Fisheries The 2010 oil rig explosion killed 11 people, injured 17, and released 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of America It was the largest U S marine oil spill ever From the earliest moments of the spill, and through today, NOAA played a lead scientific role in responding to the spill
Deepwater Horizon - National Centers for Environmental . . . The 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 America over 87 days from a damaged wellhead a mile below the surface