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[263] [264] [265] The U.S. Travel Association estimated that the economic impact of the oil spill on tourism across the Gulf Coast over a three-year period could exceed approximately $23 billion, in a region that supports over 400,000 travel industry jobs generating $34 billion in revenue annually. [266] [267]
National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling begins two days of hearings at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside [109] July 15 – BP test cuts off all oil pouring into the Gulf at 2:25 pm. [110] However Thad Allen cautions that it is likely that containment operations will resume following the test. [111]
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.
Responders are using planes, remote submersibles and oil-skimming vessels to investigate and contain the spill. The Coast Guard said submersibles had inspected more than 23 miles of pipeline.
One million gallons of crude oil have spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to harm endangered species that live there.. The spill was first detected on Friday by the US Coast Guard, who ...
June 6; Both the Coast Guard and BP say the cap is capturing 10,000 barrels (420,000 US gallons; 1,600,000 litres) a day. [18]The New York Times reports in an article headlined "BP Pays Out Claims, but Satisfaction Is Not Included" that BP has 25 claims offices across the Gulf and has paid $46 million to 17,500 residents.
The 2004 Taylor Energy oil spill is an ongoing spill located in the Gulf of Mexico, around 11 miles (18 km) off the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the result of the destruction of a Taylor Energy oil platform during Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
Tropical Storm Colin forms in the Atlantic and is expected to travel up along the United States East Coast and not through the Gulf. [13] BP begins pump drilling mud 13.2 pounds per gallon via the top cap at approximately 4 p.m. [14] BP bills Anadarko Petroleum $1.2 billion for its share of spill costs. [15]