Over the next three months, between 4 million and 5 million barrels of oil spewed into the gulf of mexico. Oct 16, 2017 an oil spill in the gulf of mexico last week may be the largest in the u. Timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill june 2010 wikipedia. Bp deepwater horizon explosion and oil spill, 2010, oil wells mexico, gulf of blowouts, oil spills. Map and estimates of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico. Last year, my fishing and hunting business was all but wiped out by the oil spill i lost 94% of my business. Oct 17, 2017 ten years ago, on april 20, 2010, the bp deepwater horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 crew members and starting the largest ocean oil spill in history. Otherwise untouchable oil assets are likely to be sold to raise billions to pay the price of the historic spill in the gulf of mexico. May 5, 2010 the gulf coast attorneys general send letters to bp, transocean. Timeline of the massive 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill, government response and ensuing legal cases. June 3 reuters millions of gallons liters of oil have poured into the gulf of mexico since an april 20 blast on the deepwater horizon rig triggered a huge spill, soiling 100 miles 160 km. On april 20, 2010 there was an explosion on the deepwater horizon offshore drilling platform in the gulf of mexico. Explore more stories on the original website for the spill.
Bp finally on the up after spending billions to cover gulf of. On april 20, 2010, a final cement seal of an oil well in the gulf of mexico failed, causing what has been called the worst environmental disaster in u. Nasa satellites view growing gulf oil spill youtube. May 09, 2014 on the evening of april 20, 2010 a methane gas release triggered an explosion on the bprun macondo prospect site and, for 87 days, oil was expelled over 68,000sq m of ocean and 16,000 miles of coastline off the gulf of mexico. The gulf of mexico has by far the largest, bestequipped, most experienced oil spill containment system in the nation. It is the largest settlement with a single entity in u. The following is a timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, the gulf of mexico oil spill or the macondo blowout. A timeline of events since the 20 april start of the bp oil leak in the gulf of mexico. Risk management through the lens of complexity bp oil crisis.
The spill watch s2010 e2 frontline pbs official site. The leak was about 5,000 feet below the surface of the gulf. Since the bp deepwater horizon oil disaster began in 2010, the gulf of mexico has been on a long road to recovery. Ive put this video together out of disgust for what has happened showing.
Gulf reopen for drilling as region suffers time right to resume deepwater drilling. The now infamous gulf of mexico spill killed 11 people and sliced the oil giants share price in half, forcing the. Two days after the explosion and fire, the oil drilling rig sank. In 2004, mudslides caused by hurricane ivan sank oil production platforms.
Timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill wikipedia. Witnesses testified about the response efforts to the gulf of mexico oil spill forllowing a catastrophic explosion on the oil rig, deepwater horizon. The oil spill in the gulf of mexico is a catastrophe for the environment, for the fishing industry, for tourism. Houston reuters here is a timeline on the gulf of mexico oil spill and its impact since an explosion on a rig killed 11 workers.
Take photos and shoot video of oil slicks, oil on the beaches, impacted wildlife, and people working hard on this massive cleanup effort. An explosion and fire on the bpoperated drilling rig deepwater horizon kill 11 workers about 50 miles off the louisiana coast. Access humanitarian and public health activity maps or request assistance. Judge rules on bps culpability in massive gulf oil spill.
Deepwater horizon response timeline april 20, 2010 explosion. Jun 01, 2010 workers clean up oil patches and tar that washed up on the beach from the oil spill in the gulf of mexico on june 8, 2010 in orange beach, alabama. Gulf oil spill kids environment kids health national. Apr 09, 2014 a dead turtle floats on a pool of oil from the deepwater horizon spill in barataria bay, louisiana, june 2010. Six months later, what did we learn from the oil disaster. An oil spill in the gulf of mexico is on track to become the worst in us history, according to the washington post. Disaster unfolds slowly in the gulf of mexico photos the.
Apr 30, 2010 be a citizenjournalist and help us show the world whats happening. It is the worst accidental offshore oil spill in history. The british oil company, bp, agrees to a guilty plea on 14 criminal charges involving the rig explosion in 2010 that caused a giant oil spill in the gulf of mexico and killed 11 people. Abu dhabihouston reuters millions of gallonsliters of oil have spewed into the gulf of mexico since an april 20 explosion on a drilling rig triggered the worst spill in u. Nearly 400,000 gallons of oil spew into gulf of mexico. 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 workers on the deepwater horizon and the. Gulf of mexico oil spill 8 min read abu dhabihouston reuters millions of gallonsliters of oil have spewed into the gulf of mexico since an april 20 explosion on a drilling rig. Bp expects to have a positive cash flow again in 2018 and will be helped by the sharp fall. Following is a timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill for july 2010. Jun 09, 2010 june 9 reuters millions of gallonslitres of oil have poured into the gulf of mexico since an april 20 blast on the deepwater horizon rig triggered a huge spill, soiling 100 miles 160 km of.
The tag on the sponsored link for oil spill says info about the gulf of mexico spill learn more about how bp is helping. Bp, the oil giant operating the drilling rig that blew up and created a massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico, has officially taken responsibility for the accident. Explosion and fire on the bplicensed transocean drilling rig deepwater horizon in the gulf of mexico. A huge amount of crude oil leaked from the oil well. Bp finally on the up after spending billions to cover 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill disaster the oil giants ceo claimed deepwater horizon spill is substantially behind us and predicted positive.
April 20, 2010 explosion and fire on transocean ltds drilling rig deepwater horizon licensed to. Alex leary was interviewed by phone about the latest concerns in the gulf of mexico oil spill. Bp reckless conduct caused 2010 gulf of mexico oil spill. Bp gulf oil spill timeline alex jones nwo toxic gas. The water is warm year round and relatively calm except in hurricane season. In its own internal report into the gulf of mexico oil spill the first to be published since the disaster bp spreads the. Noaa projections issued july 2 on probability of oil coming ashore. July 11 discoverer inspiration delivers the new cap to the site and discoverer enterprise moves off its site above the leak national center for atmospheric research and university of hawaii at manoa release studies saying that if the spill continues to september 17 oil could reach the carolinas, georgia and northern florida by october 2010. Ten years ago, on april 20, 2010, the bp deepwater horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 crew members and starting the largest ocean oil spill in history. Timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill july 2010. It has hundreds of experienced volunteer fishing boats at its disposal. News about gulf of mexico oil spill 2010, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. The study shows that the release of 4 million barrels. There is a tremendous amount of controversy in the news today about the recent gulf of mexico oil spill.
Get help with your gis response to a humanitarian and public health disasters with data, live feeds, technology and resources. Nearly 400,000 gallons of oil spew into gulf of mexico, could. The gulf study gulf longterm followup study is a health study for individuals who helped with the oil spill cleanup, took training, signed up to work, or were sent to the gulf to help in some way after the deepwater horizon disaster. May 28, 2019 by alexis baldera the 2010 deepwater oil disaster in the gulf of mexico revealed a challenge with the way scientific monitoring information is shared and stored at the time, the scientific records of monitoring efforts in the gulf of mexico were dispersed across many entities from universities, natural resource management agencies, private industries to nongovernmental organizations. M april 29, 2010 british petroleum deepwater horizon gulf of mexico louisiana offshore oil rigs oil rig oil slick oil spill photo from the gcaptain blog i spent a summer as an. Deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico marine. The explosion on april 20, 2010, of energy giant bps deepwater horizon oil rig in the gulf of mexico, coupled with its sinking on april 22, led to the largest accidental marine oil spill in history. Timeline of the gulf coast oil spill and emergency. Bp finally on the up after spending billions to cover gulf. Eleven people are reported missing and approximately 17 injured.
An explosion on the deepwater horizon offshore drilling rig, operating in the gulf of mexico off the coast of louisiana, on april 20, 2010, resulted in a fire that sank the rig and caused a massivescale oil spill. I have an israeli entrepreneur with s working solution right now, help me access decision makers at bp or the team appointed by obama. Gulf oil spill response efforts national institute of. Reuters here is a timeline on the gulf of mexico oil spill and its impact since an explosion on a rig killed 11 workers. May 27, 2010 two nasa satellites are capturing images of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico, which began april 20, 2010 with the explosion of the deepwater horizon oil rig. A map showing the oil spill is seen at rear as president barack obama. Maps of the threatened and endangered species habitats that fall within the estimated refugio oil spill location, created by esri. Tracking the oil spill new york times oil pipelines and platforms in the gulf of mexico matthew baker emergency fishing closure area updated daily noaa fisheries service oil spill trajectory forecast maps 24, 48 and 72 hour noaainternet archive oil slick in the gulf of mexico. Jun 08, 2010 millions of gallonsliters of oil have poured into the gulf of mexico since an april 20 blast on the deepwater horizon rig triggered a huge spill, soiling 100 miles of coastline, threatening some. Timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill july 2010 wikipedia. April 20, 2010explosion and fire on transoceans drilling rig deepwater horizon licensed to bp.
Four years later, wildlife is still being affected, a report has found. 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 riglocated in the gulf of. Photo timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill crisis mpr news. Jun 16, 2010 reuters millions of gallonsliters of oil have poured into the gulf of mexico since an april 20 blast on the deepwater horizon rig triggered the huge spill. In august 2011, the commission released the report, assessing the longterm effects of the bp deepwater horizon oil spill on marine mammals in the gulf of mexico. Follow our stepbystep timeline of the bp oil spill, from the construction of deepwater horizon to date. Feb 08, 2017 bp is finally on the up following the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010 credit. As the deepwater horizon oil leak surpasses the 100day mark, here is a timeline of some key events from the past few months with links to newshour coverage click on images for a larger. The national institute of environmental health sciences niehs, part of the national institutes of health, activated programs throughout the institute to provide timely and responsive services following the deepwater horizon gulf oil spill of 2010. The gulf oil disaster started six months ago, on april 20 an offshore rig, drilling in 5,000 feet of water, exploded and caused the leak experts debate whether the u. Following is a timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill for july 2010 events prior to june. On april 20th 2010 a catastrophic explosion aboard an oil rig in the gulf of mexico injured 17 people and left 11 people missing, which were later pronounced dead. Tuesday, april 20, 2010 in the evening, an explosion occurred on the deepwater horizon oil. Timeline detail 2010 april 20, 2010 a british petroleum deep water oil rig explodes in the gulf of mexico, causing the largest oil spill in the history of the united states, killing eleven workers, and.
Marine life was seriously threatened by the 2010 oil spill. Sep 20, 2010 houston reuters here is a timeline on the gulf of mexico oil spill and its impact since an explosion on a rig killed 11 workers. Admiral allen updated reporters on the latest news related to the gulf of mexico oil spill. Gulf coast oil spill may be largest since 2010 bp disaster. It was a massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico, the largest offshore spill in u. 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 workers on the deepwater horizon and the largest spill of oil in the history of marine oil drilling operations. The rig was located about 66 km 41 mi off the coast of louisiana. It was a result of the well blowout that began with the deepwater horizon drilling rig explosion on april 20, 2010. Risk management through the lens of complexity the bp oil crisis amid all the uncertainties will be opportunities. Sep 30, 2016 september 30, 2016 deepwater horizon oil spill impacted bluefin tuna spawning habitat in gulf of mexico, stanford and noaa researchers find.
Don van nieuwenhuise, director of petroleum geoscience programs at the university of houston, says thad allen wants. Timeline of the deepwater horizon oil spill july 2010 jump to navigation jump to search. Below is a timeline of the disaster and its impact. April 20, 2010 explosion and fire on transocean ltds drilling rig deepwater horizon licensed to bp bp. Workers clean up oil patches and tar that washed up on the beach from the oil spill in the gulf of mexico on june 8, 2010 in orange beach, alabama. Deepwater horizon bp gulf of mexico oil spill us epa.
The bp oil spill is the largest accidental release of oil into marine waters, according to flow estimates announced on aug. Jul 14, 2017 the administration is blaming bp for the disaster in the gulf of mexico, which janet napolitano declared a spill of national significance. How an oil spill spread into a national crisis more than two weeks have passed since an oil rig exploded in the gulf of mexico, killing 11 people and touching off a major environmental disaster. This is a timeline of the gulf of mexico bp oil spill set to music. Mixx facebook twitter digg delicious reddit myspace stumbleupon linkedin. Flow of oil halted for first time since aprilbp oil spill in the gulf of. Louisiana, as work continues to try to protect it from the massive oil spill on may 9, 2010 in gulf of mexico. The deepwater horizon oil spill also referred to as the bp oil spill, oil leak, or oil disaster.
Kick it up a notch and upload your photos as part of an incident report on the gulf oil spill tracker website. Timeline of gulf oil spill and ensuing legal cases the. 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. 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 riglocated in the gulf of mexico, approximately 41 miles 66 km off the coast of louisianaand its subsequent sinking on april 22. M april 29, 2010 british petroleum deepwater horizon gulf of mexico louisiana offshore oil rigs oil rig oil slick oil spill photo from the gcaptain blog i spent a summer as an undergraduate in port fourchon, louisiana conducting field work.
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