Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was a massive 2010 offshore drilling disaster that released millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, causing one of the worst environmental catastrophes in U.S. history.

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instanceOf environmental disaster
industrial disaster
oil spill
affectedArea Alabama coastline
Florida Panhandle coastline
Louisiana coastline
Mississippi coastline
U.S. Gulf Coast
alsoKnownAs BP oil spill
Gulf of Mexico oil spill
cause blowout of Macondo well
explosion on Deepwater Horizon drilling rig
failure of blowout preventer
country United States
date 2010-04-20
dispersantUsed Corexit 9500A
Corexit EC9527A
linked to: Corexit 9500A
economicImpact severe losses to Gulf fisheries
severe losses to Gulf tourism industry
endDate 2010-07-15
environmentalImpact contamination of wetlands and marshes
long-term damage to coastal ecosystems
massive marine life mortality
estimatedOilVolume about 4.9 million barrels
about 780 million liters
explosionDate 2010-04-20
fatalities 11
industry offshore oil and gas
injuries 17
leakStoppedDate 2010-07-15
legalOutcome BP civil penalties under the Clean Water Act
BP criminal charges in the United States
location Gulf of Mexico
maximumWaterDepth about 1,500 meters
about 5,000 feet
notableAs largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry
oilReleaseDuration 87 days
operator BP
platformName Deepwater Horizon
platformOwner Transocean
regulatoryConsequence reforms to U.S. offshore drilling regulation
temporary U.S. deepwater drilling moratorium
response drilling of relief wells
massive multi-agency cleanup operation
use of containment cap on wellhead
settlement 2015 BP federal and state settlement
settlementAmount about $20.8 billion
startDate 2010-04-20
wellDesignation MC252
wellName Macondo Prospect
year 2010

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