After a massive explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig killed 11 workers on April 20, 2010, millions of gallons of crude oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico for months, triggering the most ...

The entire Deepwater Horizon rig capsized 36 hours after the explosion, on the morning of April 22, which is coincidentally Earth Day, a globally recognized day promoting environmental protection.

The Deepwater Horizon disaster: Lasting impacts and lingering questions 15 years later. By Rebekah F. Ward, Staff writer April 20, 2025. An April 22, 2010 photo obtained by The Associated Press ...

Eight years after the deadly Deepwater Horizon explosion, a safety watchdog aims to prevent another disaster. But it faces multiple challenges, and a shift in focus under the Trump administration.

It's been 100 days since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig caught fire. Look back on the explosion that left 11 dead and caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history.

The Deepwater Horizon rig was destroyed and sank two days later. Over the next nearly three months , 210 million gallons of oil flowed from the well into the Gulf. It was one of the biggest ...

Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster Extends Its Toxic Reach Oct 10, 2016 at 10:25 AM EDT Smoke billows from a controlled burn of spilled oil off the Louisiana coast in the Gulf of Mexico coast line on ...

The Deepwater Horizon disaster, which took place in 2010, killed 11 rig workers and blew the cap off a well, spilling hundreds of millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf for months.

The catastrophic Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, which occurred in 2010, may have been significantly worse than previously thought due to "invisible and toxic" oil, research suggests.

Nearly 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a study suggests “invisible and toxic oil” made the spill much worse than some experts have estimated.

GRAND ISLE, LA - JUNE 28: Egrets with oil stained feathers from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in ...More the Gulf of Mexico stand on a barrier island in Cat Bay on June 28, 2010 near Grand Isle ...

The site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has become a popular mating ground for deep-sea crabs and shrimp. Decomposing oil from the 2010 spill could be mimicking a sex hormone, and that’s ...