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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.

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What gulf is the BP oil spill located in?

The Gulf of Mexico.


Is there oil in the Gulf of Mexico?

Of course. Haven't you heard about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?


What is the current location of oil spill - 2010?

The BP oil spill is in the Gulf of Mexico.


What is the worst ocean oil spill in known history?

The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.


What is the name of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2006?

British Petroleum (BP) Oil Spill.


Which company is involved in the oil spill into the Gulf of Mexico?

British Petroleum (BP), that's why it is also known as 'BP Oil Spill'...


What are the other names of BP oil spill?

The 'Deepwater Horizon oil spill', also called the 'BP Oil Spill', the 'Gulf of Mexico oil spill' or the 'Macondo blowout'... ---- Wikipedia


What large ecological disaster happened recently in the gulf of Mexico?

The BP oil spill.


When did the bp oil spill finally end in the gulf of Mexico?

it hasn't


Where did the gulf oil spill occur?

The BP oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf War oil spill occurred in the Persian Gulf in Kuwait.


What is the name of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?

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.


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.