Deepwater Horizon oil rig: fire - Encyclopedia Britannica Deepwater Horizon 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
Deepwater Horizon explosion - Wikipedia On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit, which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP in the Macondo Prospect oil field about 40 miles (64 km) southeast off the Louisiana coast
[EXCLUSIVE] WATCH: Oil well explosion north of Cochrane caught on video Five workers were hospitalized following a significant explosion at an oil well site operated by HWN Energy Ltd , just north of Cochrane on Monday afternoon The incident occurred around 2 p m near Highway 567 and Range Road 40, where the crew was drilling when they are believed to have struck a gas pocket, triggering the explosion
Second oil well blast near Rig 147 deepens ONGC crisis, Akhil Gogoi . . . Sivasagar, June 19: In a second alarming incident within a week, an explosion occurred on Thursday morning at Oil Well No 204, near Rig 147 at Barichuk in Sivasagar district, raising concerns about safety protocols and crisis management by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
Deepwater Horizon – BP Gulf of America Oil Spill | US EPA On April 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of America, 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