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BP oil spill

By Shancock6590

  • Deepwater Horizon exploded

    Deepwater Horizon exploded
    Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and causing an oil spill that soon became the worst environmental disaster in US history.

  • Static kill operation

    Static kill operation
    BP reports progress with the "static kill" operation to plug the well with mud and seal with cement.

  • Total cost of damage

    Total cost of damage
    BP announces the total cost of damage from the oil spill to be about $6.1bn.

  • Undersea residue

    Undersea residue
    BP oil spill leaves undersea residue.

  • Blowout preventer failed

    Blowout preventer failed
    BP blowout preventer failed and is removed spilling 206m gallons of oil into the gulf.

  • BP well leak

    BP well leak
    BP well leak poses "no further risk" to environment.

  • Failures

    Failures
    BP had many failures and is responsible in part for the disaster, but also blames other companies working on the well.

  • Sealing damaged well

    Sealing damaged well
    BP pumped cement to seal damaged well.

  • Ruptured well

    Ruptured well
    The ruptured well is finally sealed and is "effectively dead".

  • Oil washed ashore

    Oil washed ashore
    BP has struggled to stem the leak and oil has washed ashore along the Gulf Coast.