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4 days ago · Scientists complete a Gulf-wide survey of oil pollution among fish populations for the first time since the huge oil spill. On 20 April 2010, while drilling at sea 250 miles southeast of Houston, a blowout caused an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 crewmen and ignited a fireball visible from 40 miles away.
Jul 2, 2024 · The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, occurring in 2010, was one of the largest environmental disasters in history, devastating marine ecosystems, coastal communities, and wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico, highlighting the critical importance of stringent safety measures and environmental protection in offshore drilling operations. Gulf of Mexico 2010.
Jul 15, 2024 · This large, slow-growing snail is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Lisa DiPinto, Senior Scientist with NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration, shares some of the impacts of the damage to the northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
6 days ago · A team of researchers is conducting the largest-ever simulation of the Deepwater Horizon spill to determine more precisely where hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil dispersed following the...
Jun 30, 2024 · The cruises support deep-sea species and habitat restoration. Lisa DiPinto, Senior Scientist with NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration, shares how NOAA went about the massive task of assessing the damage to the entire northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem—finding more than 1,300 miles of shoreline were oiled.
Deepwater Activity Weekly Report. The deepwater portion of Gulf of Mexico has shown a continued increase in oil and gas exploration and development. The majority of exploration activity is currently taking place in water depths greater than 500 feet.
5 days ago · How the BP oil spill hurt Gulf Coast wildlife and livelihoods. Five years ago, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 and sending a torrent of oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico.
