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- Five years later: Deepwater Horizon disaster leaves oil and dispersants lingering in the Gulf Tue, 21 Apr 15, 11:30pmAs we mark the fifth anniversary of the explosion that rocked the Deepwater Horizon rig, claiming 11 lives and sparking a 87 day-long, 200 million gallon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, studies continue to reveal the devastating...
- There Are Still 2 Million Barrels of BP’s Deepwater Horizon Oil Hanging Out in the Gulf of Mexico Wed, 29 Oct 14, 11:00pmA new study by a team from the University of California-Santa Barbara, University of California-Irvine, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute has found that there are still two million barrels-worth of oil from BP's...
- BP Attempts to Shrink Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Estimate, Reduce Fines Mon, 30 Sep 13, 11:40pmThe BP Deepwater Horizon trial has been pottering on in the New Orleans Federal Court since February, and as it enters its second phase today, BP will attempt to argue down government estimates as to how much oil was spilled...
- BP Oil Spill Responsible for Coral Damage in Gulf of Mexico Wed, 28 Mar 12, 6:30amThe Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill are now confirmed to be responsible for deep sea coral deaths in the Gulf of New Mexico. Scientists say that almost two years after the BP Macondo well oil spill, coral communities...
- Scientists Pay Equivalent of $76.3 Million per Barrel for Macondo Oil Well Samples Sat, 10 Mar 12, 6:40amScientists studying the environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster are perhaps paying the heftiest price around for oil — Nola.com reports that they are forking over the equivalent of $76.3 million per barrel...
- New Oil Sheen in Gulf Waters Linked to Deepwater Horizon Well Sat, 27 Aug 11, 8:05amJust a few days ago we reported that a mysterious oil sheen that has appeared in the Gulf of Mexico not far from the BP Deepwater Horizon Well that burst last year...
- Potential Oil Spill in Gulf Of Mexico Has All Eyes on BP Fri, 19 Aug 11, 4:49amA mysterious sheen on the Gulf of Mexico is making waves, with all eyes focusing in on BP as the culprit. Floating near the Green Canyon Block of the Gulf of Mexico, the potential spill is suspiciously close to BP’s Macondo...
- New Study Finds Return to Pre-Moratorium Permitting Rate in Gulf Would Create 430,000 Jobs by 2013 Wed, 13 Jul 11, 3:40amA new study by Quest Offshore, prepared for the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), finds that a return to the pre-moratorium permitting rate for offshore drilling in...
- Did a Mystery Plumber Design the BP Containment Cap? Thu, 22 Jul 10, 11:35pmWe’ve heard so much about the containment cap that’s been holding back oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico in the past few weeks that pretty much everyone knows what it is...