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Deepwater Horizon oil spill Wikipedia ~ The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an industrial disaster that began on April 20 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico on the BPoperated Macondo Prospect considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and estimated to be 8 to 31 larger in volume than the previous largest the Ixtoc I oil spill also in the Gulf of Mexico The Federal Government estimated the total discharge at 49 million barrels After several failed efforts to contain the flow the well

Deepwater Horizon oil spill Summary Facts Britannica ~ 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 Deepwater Horizon oil rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 41 miles 66 km off the coast of Louisiana—and its subsequent sinking on April 22

An oil spill youve never heard of could become one of the ~ A damaged oil platform has been spouting thousands of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico for almost 15 years

Oil Spills and Disasters Timeline ~ The ship sinks in deep water making it virtually unrecoverable and it continues to emit oil into the ocean as other nations are called in to assist in the massive cleanup effort 2007 December 7 South Korea Oil spill causes environmental disaster destroying beaches coating birds and oysters with oil and driving away tourists with its stench

The 13 largest oil spills in history MNN Mother Nature ~ The oil spill was the result of a tanker collision with an oil platform The weakened platform was closed and it collapsed upon impact spewing oil into the Persian Gulf

Gulf Oil Spill Smithsonian Ocean ~ The Gulf oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in history 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 cameras revealed the BP pipe was leaking oil and gas on the ocean floor about 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana

11 Major Oil Spills Of The Maritime World ~ Oil spill disasters have been one of the major concerns of the marine world for a long time now They are commercial and environmental catastrophes As a result of an accident involving ships or oil rigs the ocean water became contaminated by liquid petroleum hydrocarbon

9 of the Biggest Oil Spills in History Britannica ~ The top nine most destructive oil spills are listed below The Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill 1978 The Amoco Cadiz a very large crude carrier VLCC stocked with nearly 69 million gallons of light crude oil ran aground on shallow rocks off the coast of Brittany France on the morning of March 16 1978