— -- An explosion and ensuing fire on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico today left four dead and injured 45 others, according to the Pemex oil company. Pemex, a Mexican state-run oil company ...

Here is a timeline on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and its impact since an explosion on a rig killed 11 workers. It is the worst accidental offshore oil spill in history.

After being hammered for a year over the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, BP is going on the offensive with multibillion-dollar lawsuits seeking to shift at least part of the ...

The National Transportation Safety Board says roughly 1.1 million gallons of crude oil spilled from a pipeline into the Gulf of Mexico in November 2023 because operators failed to shut it down ...

1.1 million gallons of crude oil spilled in Gulf of Mexico, Nov 2023. Pipeline operator delayed shutdown nearly 13 hours despite warning signs. Underwater landslides and hurricane risks contributed to ...

NOAA Fisheries is set to spend more than $210 million on restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico to continue cleanup of the massive 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Millions of gallons/litres of oil have poured into the Gulf of Mexico since an April 20 blast on the Deepwater Horizon rig triggered the huge spill.