The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns in the Gulf of Mexico following an April 2010 explosion that killed 11 workers and caused the worst offshore oil spill in the nation's history.

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon rig was visible from NASA's Terra satellite, on the surface of Gulf of Mexico waters on June 18, 2010. The oil appears as a maze of silvery-gray ribbons in the Gulf ...

MORTON, Miss. (AP) — Jimmy Harrell, a supervisor on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, has died at age 65. May 13, 2021 1 min read ...

On July 15, 2010, 87 days after the initial explosion, the Deepwater Horizon spill came to an end. Even though the well was sealed, the catastrophic effects on the environment and regulations ...