Deepwater Horizon oil spill - Wikipedia
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OverviewBackgroundVolume and extent of oil spillEfforts to stem the flow of oilContainment, collection and use of dispersantsAccess restrictionsCleanupConsequencesThe Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the "BP oil spill") was an environmental disaster which began on 20 April 2010, off the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and estimated to be 8 to 31 percent larger in volume than the previous largest, the Ixtoc I oil spill Area: 2,500 to 68,000 sq mi (6,500 to 176,100 km²) Date: 20 April – 19 September 2010, (4 months, 4 weeks and 2 days) Casualties: 11 people killed, 17 people injured
Area: 2,500 to 68,000 sq mi (6,500 to 176,100 km²)
Date: 20 April – 19 September 2010, (4 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
Casualties: 11 people killed, 17 people injured
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