The oil spill was caused by a rig fire as a result of a well blow-out. The causes of the blow out are still under investigation. The blow out preventers should have made it impossible for the well to blow out. The action of filling the well with sea water after the cementing was complete (instead of drilling mud) has been questioned.
British Petroleum (BP) is the operator of the lease , so they have primary responsibility. But, if errors were made by the subcontractor, Halliburton, in the cementing operation, then they may be blamed. Finally, the manufacturer of the blow out preventer, Cameron, might share in the cause.
What caused the the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was an oil well blowout and explosion.
An explosion on a oil rig.
BP was the company who owned the oil that caused the oil spill.
An oil platform owned by British Petroleum
Yes it was in the gulf and it was caused by the oil company BP
The oil company BP had an oil spill on its rig in the gulf.
No, there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
how would the oil spill in gulf Mexico affect the dolphins.
British Petroleum (BP), that's why it is also known as 'BP Oil Spill'...
In the gulf of mexico!
A methane explosion and resulting fire caused the oil spill to first occur.Currently, (as of 2010 July 27) the last oil spill in the gulf of Mexico is the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010 April 20).Leaks still are occurring from wells damaged in Hurricane Ivan (2004) at this date as well.
The Gulf of Mexico.