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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill began on April 20, 2010 when an explosion struck the rig, it occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect.Killing eleven people, it is considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and sources estimated that between 134–206 million barrels of oil was released into the gulf.
The Western Gulf coastal grasslands (Spanish: Pastizales costeros del Golfo Occidental) are a subtropical grassland ecoregion of the southern United States and northeastern Mexico. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is known in Louisiana as the "Cajun Prairie" , Texas as "Coastal Prairie," and as the Tamaulipan pastizal ( Spanish : Pastizal Tamaulipeco ) in Mexico.
The tournament was also moved to Club de Golf Mexico. In 2022 , the tournament became an official event on the PGA Tour, with a purse of $ 7,300,000 and awarding 500 FedEx Cup points to the winner.
An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has grown to 1.1 million gallons. Scripps News Staff. November 22, 2023 at 10:04 PM. An oil spill seen in the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 16, 2023.
Nearly 30% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico crude oil production and 41% of its natural gas production remained offline on Saturday following Hurricane Francine, the U.S. offshore energy regulator said.
The oil slick as seen from space by NASA's Terra satellite on 24 May 2010. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the United States, releasing about 4.9 million barrels (210 million US gal; 780,000 m 3) of crude oil making it the largest marine oil spill in history.
In early May 2010, four military C-130 Hercules aircraft, normally used to spray pesticides or fire retardant, were deployed to the Gulf of Mexico to spray dispersants. [38] More than half of the 1.1 million US gallons (4,200 m 3 ) of chemical dispersants were applied at the wellhead 5,000 feet (1,500 m) under the sea. [ 39 ]
The World Golf Championship is moving from Mexico City to the Gulf Coast of Florida this year, a change driven by the COVID-19 pandemic that has put restrictions on travel and kept away spectators.