Gulf of Mexico

29.05.2010 Thumbnail image for Oil Spill Impacts Gulf States

Oil Spill Impacts Gulf States

Oil Spill Impacts Gulf States Federal officials shut down fishing from the Mississippi River to the Florida Panhandle on Sunday because of the uncontrolled gusher [...]

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Graphics: Top kill procedure explained

What’s next for leaking well BP will attempt to plug the Gulf oil well by injecting heavy mud into it to reverse the flow so [...]

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US oil spill explained

US oil spill explained The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could be three times larger than previously estimated, satellite images have showed. Images taken [...]

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Tracking the Oil Spill in the Gulf

Tracking the Oil Spill in the Gulf The “estimated extent” of the oil slick is an estimate by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of [...]

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28.05.2010 Thumbnail image for Oil Spill Remedies: Trial and Error in Deep Water

Oil Spill Remedies: Trial and Error in Deep Water

Oil Spill Remedies: Trial and Error in Deep Water Since the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20, BP has tried a [...]

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Dangerous Work: Major oil rig accidents catastrophic but rare

Dangerous Work: Major oil rig accidents catastrophic but rare Working on oil rigs has inherent risks, from storms to explosions that kill workers or leave [...]

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Hurricane Season 2010: Storms could cross massive Gulf oil spill

Hurricane Season 2010: Storms could cross massive Gulf oil spill The Saffir-Simpson Scale: Hurricane intensity is measured by the storm’s average wind speed. The Saffir-Simpson [...]

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Tracking the Gulf oil spill

Tracking the Gulf oil spill View the interactive graphic

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Spill trajectory

Spill trajectory View the interactive graphic

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26.05.2010 Thumbnail image for Gulf of Mexico oil spill: Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill day by day

Gulf of Mexico oil spill: Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill day by day

Gulf of Mexico oil spill: Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill day by day Since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, an estimated 5,000 barrels of [...]

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21.05.2010 Thumbnail image for Gulf Oil Spill by the Numbers

Gulf Oil Spill by the Numbers

Gulf Oil Spill by the Numbers As the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill puts offshore drilling in the hot seat, here’s a look at [...]

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Gulf Coast oil spill

Gulf Coast oil spill (Updated: Wednesday, May 12) Cleanup and containment efforts continue after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig April 20. The [...]

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How much oil?

How much oil? As of May 9, an estimated 3.5 million gallons of oil ha spilled into the Gulf of Mexico since the April 20 [...]

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Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico in maps and graphics

Oil spill in Gulf of Mexico in maps and graphic A massive operation is under way in and around the Gulf of Mexico to halt [...]

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06.05.2010 Thumbnail image for Tracking the Oil Spill

Tracking the Oil Spill

Tracking the Oil Spill Each day’s outline reflects the most current estimate by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the extent of the oil [...]

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Track the Gulf of Mexico oil spill movement in animated graphic

Track the Gulf of Mexico oil spill movement in animated, interactive graphic Interactive graphic and animation of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was created [...]

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06.05.2010 Thumbnail image for The Gulf spill: Tracking the oil and cleanup efforts

The Gulf spill: Tracking the oil and cleanup efforts

The Gulf spill: Tracking the oil and cleanup efforts The Minerals Management Services (MMS), a bureau in the U.S. Department of the Interior, is the [...]

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05.05.2010 Thumbnail image for The Cost & Effects of the Oil Spill

The Cost & Effects of the Oil Spill

The Cost & Effects of the Oil Spill Since the April 20 Explosion, 210,000 gallons of oil (795,000 liters) have been gushing out into the [...]

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In Deep Water: Can we afford to spill any oil?

In Deep Water: Can we afford to spill any oil? Oil – can we afford to spill it? View the infographic

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Deepwater Horizon: species under threat

Deepwater Horizon: species under threat Louisiana has declared a state of emergency as oil threatens to come ashore on its beaches View the interactive graphic

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04.05.2010 Thumbnail image for Animation of Oil-Spill Cleanup Methods

Animation of Oil-Spill Cleanup Methods

Animation of Oil-Spill Cleanup Methods The animation provided by the American Petroleum Institute demonstrates different methods of oil-spill cleanup. View the e-learning animation

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