The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an $18.7 ...

Russian tankers were responsible for a massive oil spill in the Black Sea. The result was a loss of aquatic life and animals ...

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 caused extensive environmental and economic damage, emphasizing the need for better ...

Nearly 15 years on from the biggest marine spill in history ... rig operated by BP in the Gulf of Mexico. Eleven people were killed. Two days later, the rig collapsed. Oil began seeping into ...

The money is from BP’s $8.8 billion settlement for natural resources damage caused by the blowout that killed 11 men and spewed more than 100 million gallons (380 million liters) of oil into the ...

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As far as British oil giant BP is concerned, the catastrophic oil spill that tainted Louisiana’s shores more than a decade ago didn’t take place in the Gulf of Mexico. It took place in the ...

Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil ...

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2010: The Gulf Spill BP’s long decline was precipitated by the explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in 2010, which killed 11 people and triggered the worst offshore oil spill in ...

As far as British oil giant BP is concerned, the catastrophic oil spill that tainted Louisiana’s shores more than a decade ago didn’t take place in the Gulf of Mexico. It took place in the ...