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Location: Macondo Prospect (Mississippi Canyon Block 252), in the North-central Gulf of Mexico, United States (south of Louisiana): Coordinates: 1]: Date: 20 April – 19 September 2010 (4 months, 4 weeks and 2 days): Cause; Cause: Wellhead blowout: Casualties: 11 people killed 17 people injured: Operator: Transocean under contract for BP [2]: Spill characteristics; Volume: 4.9 million barrels ...
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]
Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offshore drilling rig [7] owned by Transocean and operated by the BP company. On 20 April 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]
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has spewed nearly 5 million barrels of oil into the ocean, making it the largest accidental spill into marine waters in history, new research shows.
As part of an ongoing effort to protect consumers from potentially tainted seafood, the U.S. Coast Guard has seized about 19,000 pounds of shrimp from a commercial vessel fishing in the restricted ...
The spill, first detected on Friday by the US Coast Guard, threatens to harm endangered species that live there One million gallons of crude oil have leaked into Gulf of Mexico Skip to main content
Senator Nelson noting the times coupled with reconnecting says that a storm could cause oil to go unchecked into the Gulf for 10 days. [169] Feldman's released financial statement shows he "owned shares in at least 17 oil and gas companies last year, including an unspecified interest in Transocean Ltd." in 2009.
As the BP (BP) Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to devastate the Gulf coast fishing industry, worries are growing that contaminated seafood may find its way onto the dinner table. While ...