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
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
What was the Deepwater Horizon disaster? | Live Science On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 people Two days later, the rig capsized, and the damaged pipe below the rig began spewing oil
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