First Gulf-wide survey of oil pollution completed 10 years after Deepwater Horizon
Wednesday, April 15, 2020 - 08:40
in Earth & Climate
On April 20, 2010, the offshore oil drilling ship Deepwater Horizon exploded, killing 11 crewmen and resulting in over $60 billion in clean-up costs, penalties, fines and restitution to affected businesses. The drill ship sank two days after and leaked about five million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, just 50 miles south […]