Five Years Later: The Future of Restoration and Research
The work to restore the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon drilling disaster is just beginning.
Research on Oil Biodegradation and Monitoring that Informs Spill Response
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the remediation efforts that followed raised many concerns about impacts on coastal and ocean environments.
Research on Dispersants that Informs Oil Spill Response
The prevention or reduction of coastline oiling was high on responders’ priorities immediately following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Five years later, much discussion continues about balancing benefits and risks regarding dispersants, and there are increased research efforts for alternatives or enhancements to existing dispersant systems.
The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Five Years Later
Late on the night of April 20, 2010, methane gas blew out from a wellhead a mile below the Gulf of Mexico. At a pressure 150 times greater than air at the Earth’s surface, the gas shot up through a drilling riser to the Deepwater Horizon oil platform and exploded, killing 11 workers.
What We Still Don’t Know About Gulf Oil Spill
Five years after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and unleashed the largest marine oil spill in the nation’s history, we are still experiencing — yet only beginning to truly understand — its profound environmental and economic repercussions.
5 Years After Spill, Effects of Oil on Gulf Still Uncertain
Five years after BP oil disaster, Gulf’s health remains under scrutiny
The Significance of One Email: How Prepared Are We for the Next Major Oil Spill?
With the fifth anniversary of the spill today, everyone is asking me: Are we more prepared for the next spill? Perhaps the best answer to that question arrived a few weeks ago in a single email.
Southern Miss Maintains Vigorous Research Five Years After BP Oil Spill
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that occurred on April 20, 2010 not only triggered an unprecedented contamination of the northern Gulf of Mexico, but also yielded an unparalleled research effort to gauge the effects of the massive oil spill.
5 Years After Deepwater Horizon Disaster: Could It Happen Again?
5 Years After Deepwater Horizon Disaster: Could It Happen Again? – April 20, 2015 Deep in the Gulf of Mexico, far from public sight but still under close scrutiny by scientists, federal agencies and the energy industry, a massive smear of oil sits at the bottom of the ocean like a dirty bath tub ring.…
GoMRI Research Board in Memory of the Deepwater Horizon Blowout
On behalf of the GoMRI science community, the Research Board extends our thoughts and prayers to those who lost their lives on April 20, 2010 and their families and to those whose health and livelihoods were impacted.