[So called because it occurred at the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform.] Also known by various other descriptions, such as BP oil spill, Gulf oil disaster, Macondo The April 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. The Department of the Interior is Smoke rises from surface oil being burned by cleanup crews near the Deepwater Horizon blowout. The well spewed nearly five million barrels, making it the In 2010, BP's Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and created the largest offshore oil disaster in history, causing millions of barrels to leak into the Gulf of Mexico. 23 Jun 2018 Deepwater Horizon led to new protections for US waters. Trump just repealed them. Trump's executive order voids an Obama policy that aimed to Deepwater Horizon oil spill: Oil biodegradation inhibited in deep-sea sediments. Date: July 19, 2018; Source: Penn State; Summary: Degradation rates of oil
Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Environmental costs: Thousands of birds, mammals, and sea turtles were plastered with leaked oil. There was speculation that a spike in cetacean strandings and deaths that was recorded by NOAA beginning in February 2010 was further exacerbated by the spill. Oil recovery efforts have reduced, but not eliminated, the total amount of oil hitting the environment. What is the environmental impact? It's difficult to estimate. Because the oil spill happened in deep water miles from land, the oil spill isn't affecting the shore the same way the Exxon Valdez disaster did years ago. Some of the oil clumps Background. Q&A: Scale of BP oil spill . Estimates of the amount of oil escaping from BP's damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico have gone from 1,000 barrels a day to as much as 60,000 barrels - why? To assess the potential impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on offshore ecosystems, 11 sites hosting deep-water coral communities were examined 3 to 4 mo after the well was capped. Healthy coral communities were observed at all sites >20 km from the Macondo well, including seven sites previously visited in September 2009, where the corals and communities appeared unchanged. However, at
Number 1 largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. 11 people were killed in the explosion. About 200 million gallons of oil was released into the Gulf of Mexico 12 Feb 2020 Simulations show the extent of toxic oil pollution in the Gulf of Mexico from the 2010 disaster. Deepwater Horizon rig on fire after explosion. After
16 Dec 2010 The April 20, 2010, explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig led to the largest oil spill in U.S. waters. Federal government
5 days ago Deepwater Horizon oil spill, also called Gulf of Mexico oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an April 20, 2010, explosion on the 12 Feb 2020 The spread of oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico was far worse than previously believed, new research has found. On April 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded and sank resulting in the death of 11 30 Apr 2018 Within days of the April 20, 2010 explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 people, underwater 12 Feb 2020 On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 people and releasing 210 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico