Dates
What was the date of the BP deepwater horizon disaster?
April 20, 2010
How long was the BP horizon leaking oil?
87 days
How many workers were killed?
11
Where was the Macondo Prospect?
Gulf of Mexico
What was used in the concrete mixture?
Nitrogen
How many years later was the oil spill still detected?
10 years
How long did the Deepwater Horizon burn before it collapsed into the Gulf of Mexico?
87 days
About how many birds were killed?
800,000
How many barrels of oil leaked out of the BP horizon?
4 million
What did BP say to the public?
“It never should have happened, and I am deeply sorry that it did.”
What year was BP founded?
1909
How much did the platform cost?
$560 million
How many people were injured?
17
How many miles of the U.S coast was covered in oil?
1300 miles
Why was Nitrogen put in the concrete mixture?
to make it dry faster
When was the BP horizon built?
2001
How much money was included in the settlement deal?
$25.5 million
How many turtles died?
65000
How far down was the oil leak Deepwater Horizon?
18,360 ft below sea level
Did bp plead innocent or guilty?
guilty
When was the oil leak stopped?
July 15, 2010
How much money was spent on response and clean up activities?
$1.2b
About how many miles were covered in oil?
1,300
About how many miles were covered in oil?
1,300
What type of crime is the BP deepwater horizon considered?
corporate