BP announced that it has spent or committed to spend about 350 million dollars, so far. (see links) It is too early to know the final cost of clean up and effects on its exploratory drilling plans.
The causes of the accident are being investigated. It appears from BP's internal investigation and other reports that BP made wrong decisions which contributed to the accident.
The rig is owned by Transocean. BP employed Transocean to drill the well.
The gulf oil spill started on the 20th April 2010.
The BP oil spill is in the Gulf of Mexico.
There was no 'gulf stream oil spill' per say. Rather, the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill has reached the Gulf. This spill started on 2010 April 20, reaching the gulf stream approximately in August.
April 20, 2010.
The coordinates of Deepwater Horizon are (28.73667, -88.38716) approximately 130 miles SE of New Orleans, in the Gulf of Mexico.
April - 20- 2010
The cause of the oil spill was that gases in one pipe were building up and then it eventually exploded.
The media is using a variety of names. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill seems to be the most common name. The name of the rig that caught fire and sank was the Deepwater Horizon. The BP oil spill is also common , but BP has other spills, so BP oil spill 2010 is better. The oil spill from the Macondo well is also clear. The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is common, but since there have been others, Gulf of Mexico oil spill 2010 is better.
Seventeen [17] employees were hurt in the events that began the oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010. Another eleven [11] were injured fatally.
No, there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
There was a oil rig owned by BP that exploded.
how would the oil spill in gulf Mexico affect the dolphins.