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    Reactions to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill from various officials and interested parties ranged from blame and outrage at the damage caused by the spill...
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    The following is a timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill or the Macondo blowout)...
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    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...
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    The 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...
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  • Thumbnail for Environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
    The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been described as the worst environmental disaster in the United States, releasing about...
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  • Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offshore drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated by the BP company...
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  • Thumbnail for Efforts to stem the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
    Efforts to stem the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were ongoing from the time that the Deepwater Horizon exploded on April 20, 2010 until the well was sealed...
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    covers the effect of the Deepwater Horizon disaster and the resulting oil spill on global and national economies and the energy industry. Weeks after the event...
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    The Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred between 10 April and 19 September 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico. A variety of techniques were used to address fundamental...
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  • Deepwater Horizon oil spill Health consequences of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Reactions to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Deepwater Horizon (disambiguation)...
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  • Thumbnail for Health consequences of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
    The Health consequences of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill are health effects related to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig...
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    Allen, United States Coast Guard, National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,...
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    The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust is the $20 billion trust fund established by BP to settle claims arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The...
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    The civil and criminal proceedings stemming from the explosion of Deepwater Horizon and the resulting massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico began shortly...
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    The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was discovered on the afternoon of 22 April 2010 when a large oil slick began to spread at the former rig site. According...
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    Exxon Valdez spill is the second largest in U.S. waters, after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in terms of volume of oil released. Prince William...
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    an oil spill. During the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, significant air quality issues were found on the Gulf Coast, which is the downwind of DWH oil spill...
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  • of boycotts. Certain countries have declined to participate in international sporting events to protest the host nation's policies or actions. Lists portal...
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    BP (redirect from BP (oil company))
    penalty, the largest per-barrel penalty at that time for an oil spill. BP's worst environmental catastrophe was the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest...
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    It works to avoid oil spills from vessels and facilities by enforcing removal of spilled oil and assigning liability for the cost of cleanup and damage;...
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    On April 21, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon platform, 52 miles off-shore of Venice, Louisiana, (property of Transocean and leased to BP) exploded, killing...
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    water. The volume spilled was over 7 times as much as the volume of oil spilled in the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 2010 –...
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  • Altair is the founder of the annual Mermaid Lagoon Ocean Benefit event, first held as a reaction to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico...
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    Thad Allen (category Commandants of the United States Coast Guard)
    National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. Robert J. Papp Jr. succeeded him...
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  • Texas. In 2010, Suttles led BP's reaction to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Suttles is a 2008 recipient of the University of Texas at Austin Mechanical...
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    Petroleum (redirect from Crude oil)
    tons to several hundred thousand tons (e.g., Deepwater Horizon oil spill, SS Atlantic Empress, Amoco Cadiz). Smaller spills have already proven to have...
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    exceeded by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in terms of volume released. In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico became the largest...
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  • Marine Well Containment Company (category Deepwater Horizon oil spill)
    in the Gulf of Mexico including: BP, Shell Oil, ExxonMobil, Chevron Corporation and ConocoPhillips. In 2010, in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill...
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    Aliso Canyon gas leak (category Oil fields in California)
    tonnes of ethane annually. The Aliso gas leak's carbon footprint could be larger than the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In comparison...
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    Perdido Pass (category Deepwater Horizon oil spill)
    Following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill the entrance to Perdido Pass was closed, with a barrier system in June 2010, to control tidal flow of oil entering...
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