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  2. Deepwater Horizon explosion - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Deepwater Horizon - Wikipedia

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    Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offshore drilling rig [7] owned by Transocean and operated by the BP company. On April 20, 2010, while drilling in the Gulf of Mexico at the Macondo Prospect, a blowout caused an explosion on the rig that killed 11 crewmen and ignited a fireball visible from 40 miles (64 km) away. [8]

  4. Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia

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    The oil leak was discovered on the afternoon of 22 April 2010 when a large oil slick began to spread at the former rig site. [41] The oil flowed for 87 days. BP originally estimated a flow rate of 1,000 to 5,000 barrels per day [bbl/d] (160 to 790 m 3 /d).

  5. Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill ... - AOL

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    When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of ...

  6. Did Transocean's Neglect of Deepwater Horizon Rig ... - AOL

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    Transocean's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico more than four months ago, killing 11 of its crew and injuring 17. But the investigation into what happened on April ...

  7. Mariner Energy: The Company Behind the Gulf's Latest Oil Scare

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    The recent fire at a Mariner Energy (ME) oil production platform off Louisiana sent shock waves through Gulf Coast residents and others still dealing with the aftermath of April's deadly explosion ...

  8. Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Deepwater Horizon investigation - Wikipedia

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    The Deepwater Horizon investigation included several investigations and commissions, among others reports by National Incident Commander Thad Allen, United States Coast Guard, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, Government ...