Why is there an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/18/2019

There is not one, but there numerous oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. Their purpose is to pump the oil from the oil deposits located deep within the sea bed in that region.

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∙ 14y ago

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What caused the oil spill in Gulf of Mexico?

An explosion on a oil rig.

Where did the oil rig explode last April?

in the gulf of Mexico

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 name of the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico?

There are numerous oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. If you are referring to the rig that suffered the recent disaster on April 20, 2010, it was called the Deepwater Horizon.

What is the name of the oil rig that exploded in the gulf of Mexico?

Deepwater Horizon

What is the date of the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico?

April 20, 2010

What state is close to the oil rig that is on fire in the gulf of Mexico?

Louisiana

What is the cause of the oil spill of the gulf of Mexico?

There was a oil rig owned by BP that exploded.

What date did the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explode?

On the 20th April 2010.

Where is the oil that is spilling into the Gulf of Mexico coming from?

The oil is coming from the deepwater horizon rig. It exploded causing a oil spill

Were any people killed when the gulf of Mexico oil rig exploded?

11 men died.

Where is the oil rig located that cause the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010?

The coordinates of Deepwater Horizon are (28.73667, -88.38716) approximately 130 miles SE of New Orleans, in the Gulf of Mexico.

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