BP oil spill timeline
I found an interesting timeline where you can follow the BP oil spill from the construction of Deepwater Horizon to date…
BP oil spill timeline | Environment | guardian.co.uk
December 1998
Construction begins on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in Ulsan, South Korea, by Hyundai Heavy Industries Shipyard.
February 2001
The rig is delivered and valued at more than $560m.
20 April 2010
Explosion and fire on the BP-licensed Transocean drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, located in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven people are reported missing and approximately 17 injured. A blowout preventer, intended to prevent release of crude oil, failed to activate.
Deepwater Horizon oil rig fire leaves 11 missing
22 April
Deepwater Horizon rig sinks in 5,000ft of water. Reports of a five-mile-long oil slick. Search-and-rescue operations by the US National Response Team begin.
23 April
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