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There were several explosions and the rig collapsed and sank. It is located at the bottom of the ocean. It sank to one side, and it is located over 1,000 ft from the wellhead, blow out preventers and marine riser. The marine riser disconnected from the rig and dropped to the sea floor. The oil initially was leaking from three locations: (1) A tear in he marine riser as it came out of the blow out preventer (2) the marine riser lying on the sea floor and (3) the drill pipe lying on the sea floor. Using the ROV's, a shut off valve was placed over the third leak.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoA giant methane bubble escaped from the well causing the explosion.
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∙ 13y agoYes. Another oil rig (west of the rig that exploded on April 20, 2010) exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on the morning of September 2, 2010.
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∙ 6y agoThe zone is called Macondo Prospect.
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∙ 13y agoApproximately 41 miles- see related link.
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∙ 13y agoIt happened on April 20, 2010
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Where did an oil rig explode last April and which company was held responsible for the oil spill that followed?
bp
When did the BP oil tank explode?
April 20. A tank did not explode. A well began flowing oil onto the rig floor, fire broke out and the rig burned and sank. The well kept on flowing oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the cause of the oil spill of the gulf of Mexico?
There was a oil rig owned by BP that exploded.
Where did the oil rig explode last April?
in the gulf of Mexico
What started the oil spill in the gulf?
The Oil rig in the middle of the rig belonged to BP, or British Petroleum. The rig got to hot, and exploded, therefore causing disaster to the gulf coast
Where is the oil leak on the Gulf of Mexico coming from?
The oil company BP had an oil spill on its rig in the gulf.
What is the BP oil spill?
The BP oil spill can refer to either the BP oil spill of March 2, 2006 in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. BP oil spill of April 20, 2010 in the Macondo Prospect oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.
What date did the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explode?
On the 20th April 2010.
When did the oil rig explode?
April 20, around 10:00 pm
Where did the BP oil spill happen?
The BP oil spills happened in:2006 Prudhoe Bay, Alaska2010 Gulf Of Mexico, on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, about 130 miles SE of New Orleans, Louisiana.The BP oil spill started in the Gulf of Mexico.
What was in the news on April 22 2010?
The big news was the BP Oil Rig Explosion and subsequent sinking.
What is a bp oil spill in the gulf of Mexico?
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was from the Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig that exploded and spilled 42,000 gallons of oil into the ocean every day. It finally ended on July 15, 2010.
