The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Restoration Is Still Ongoing
WEBAug 15, 2022 · Over 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill — one of the largest environmental disasters in human history — a sticky oil residue still coats some marshland in the Gulf of Mexico.
The biggest oil spill in US history: What we've learned since Deepwater …
WEBSep 6, 2024 · The Deepwater Horizon disaster is among the most lamented environmental catastrophes of the past century. It's hard to comprehend how incredibly huge the spill was. It was the world's largest...
Deepwater Horizon - Wikipedia
WEBDeepwater 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 ...
Deepwater Horizon Ten Years On - The New York Times
WEBApr 19, 2020 · WASHINGTON — Shortly before 10 p.m. on April 20, 2010, an explosion ripped through the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, unleashing the worst offshore oil spill in United...
Restoring the Gulf: 10 Years After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
WEBApr 13, 2020 · From the coastal marshes to the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico, the entire ecosystem was impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Now, NOAA and federal and state partners are leading the largest environmental restoration effort ever there. Learn more about our work to restore the Gulf.
Ten years later, BP oil spill continues to harm wildlife—especially ...
WEBApr 17, 2020 · New Orleans, Louisiana — On April 20, 2010, an explosion at the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig released over 130 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It was the biggest oil spill...
Biden Revived Rules Designed to Prevent Another Deepwater Horizon ...
WEBAug 22, 2023 · The Department of the Interior announced on Tuesday that it had reinstated Obama-era safety rules for offshore drilling that were created after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon catastrophe, which...
Deepwater Horizon 10 Years Later: 10 Questions - NOAA Fisheries
WEBOn April 20, the United States will commemorate ten years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 2010 oil rig explosion killed 11 people, injured 17, and released 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. It was the largest U.S. marine oil …
Thirteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Restoration Makes …
WEBApr 20, 2023 · Through the cooperation and coordination of five states, four federal agencies, numerous partners, and thousands of deeply committed individuals, strong restoration progress continues in the Gulf of Mexico 13 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill which occurred on April 20, 2010.
10 Years of NOAA’s Work After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: …
WEBApr 20, 2010 · From the earliest moments of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, NOAA has played a lead role in all the complex steps along the way. Learn the details of the work we’ve done over the past 10 years —responding to the spill, assessing the damage, developing a restoration plan, and implementing on-the-ground restoration projects — …