In the summer of 2010, panic spread across the region when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf, causing 134 million gallons to gush into the water.

PENSACOLA, Fla. --15 years ago, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana. The BP-owned rig eventually spilled nearly 5 million barrels of oil and gas a day. It ...

The Associated Press. Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, environmental impact is still felt along the Gulf Coast. Posted: April 20, 2025 | Last updated: April 23, 2025 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded off the Gulf Coast, killing 11 and sending 134 million gallons of crude gushing into the ocean, the ...

Floridians have consistently opposed expanding offshore drilling. Workers clean tarballs from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Waveland beach in 2010. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a ...