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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the "BP oil spill") was an environmental disaster which began on 20 April 2010, off the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, [6] [7] [8] [9] considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and estimated to be 8 ...
20 Απρ 2016 · Oil washed up on beaches and marshes along 1,100 miles of the Gulf Coast. A million seabirds and thousands of marine mammals and sea turtles died after exposure to the oil, and the fishing and tourism industries reeled.
17 Απρ 2020 · From the coastal marshes to the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico, the entire ecosystem was impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Now, NOAA and federal and state partners are leading the largest environmental restoration effort ever there.
15 Ιουλ 2020 · Ten years ago today, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, which killed up to 1 million birds, turned a corner. Following the oil rig’s initial explosion and sinking on April 20, 2010, the deep-sea well spewed 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for 87 days.
20 Απρ 2023 · Unprecedented in size and scale, the spill released approximately 3.2 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over nearly three months. The plume of oil moved throughout the water column, formed surface slicks that cumulatively covered an area the size of Virginia, and washed onshore to oil at least 1,300 miles of shoreline habitats.
On 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.
On April 20, 2010, the offshore oil drilling platform Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, causing the largest oil spill in U.S. history.
