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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

Oil Spills and Disasters Timeline ~ Dec 19 off Las Palmas the Canary Islands explosion in Iranian supertanker the Kharg5 caused 19 million gallons of crude oil to spill into Atlantic Ocean about 400 mi north of Las Palmas forming a 100squaremile oil slick

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

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

Deepwater Horizon explosion Wikipedia ~ The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion was the April 20 2010 explosion and subsequent fire on the Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field about 40 miles southeast off the Louisiana coast The explosion and subsequent fire resulted in the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon and the deaths of 11 workers 17 others were injured The same blowout that caused the explosion a

Exxon Valdez oil spill Wikipedia ~ The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound Alaska March 24 1989 when Exxon Valdez an oil tanker owned by Exxon Shipping Company bound for Long Beach California struck Prince William Sounds Bligh Reef 15 mi 24 km west of Tatitlek Alaska at 1204 time and spilled 108 million US gallons 260000 bbl or 37000 metric tonnes of crude oil over the next few days

List of oil spills Wikipedia ~ This is a reversechronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill s that are currently ongoing Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons 256 Imperial gallons 733 barrels or 1165 litres