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A variety of things can be done. Controlled burns of the oil can burn away much oil. Sometimes ships skim the water. A method used by BP in a 2010 oil spill included using chemicals to neutralize it.

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Q: What can be done with the oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico?
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How is Florida hitched to the oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico?

The Gulf of Mexico is on Gulf coast or right coast of Florida.


Where do most oil spills occur?

In the Gulf of Mexico.


What is the oil spill in the gulf?

There was recently a giant oil spill--an oil pumping station basically exploded, causing the largest oil spill in recorded history, as most other oil spills--if not all--have been tankers. This was a whole station.Other possible answers include:The Ixtoc I oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 1979Other Gulf of Mexico oil spillsPersian Gulf oil spills, possibly including the Gulf War oil spillOil spills in gulfs off of China.


How many occurrences of oil spills has BP had?

BP has had 2 major oil spills: The BP Alaskan oil spill of 2006, and the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil spill of 2010.


Where is the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico?

Note that there have been many spills in the Gulf of Mexico. The BP gulf oil spill occurred about 60 miles SE of Louisiana, 130 miles SE of New Orleans.


What state do oil spills happen?

bp gulf of Mexico place off the coast of Louisiana


Why is the gulf of Mexico?

Over-exploitation of fisheries, oil spills, eutrophication, noise pollution are some causes.


What is the name of the body of water where the oil spill is occurring?

It is in the Gulf of Mexico, there are many oil spills as we speak, but this one is the largest to date.


Why is the gulf of Mexico are dangers?

Over-exploitation of fisheries, oil spills, eutrophication, noise pollution are some causes.


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.


Who cause the oil spill?

BP British Petroleum is responsible for the oil spill, which occurred when one of the oil rigs blew up and ripped open a pipe, which led to oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.


What can oil spills do?

Oil spills can damage many things. One oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico killed a lot of sea life. All the rescued animals were cleaned, but out of around 700 animals they saved, only 200 survived.