BP Oil Spill 5 Years Later: 10 Key Questions And Answers
Sunday, July 19, 2015 - 08:30
in Earth & Climate
On April 20, 2010, BP's Deepwater Horizon (DWH) drilling rig experienced a failure resulting in the discharge of gas and light sweet crude oil from a depth of approximately 5,000 feet. Discharge continued for 87 days until July 15, 2010, five years ago this week, when the well was capped and the leak was contained. read more