A map showing the approximate forecast path of an oil spill (in black) from a pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico which occurred on November 16, 2023.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a ...

Months after the Deepwater Horizon oil leak began, a 22-mile-long, 1.2-mile-wide and 650-foot-high plume of microscopic oil compounds floated 3,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. As stiff winds hampered cleanup efforts Sunday, officials began ...

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s new Web features a mapping tool that integrates oil spill data from federal and state agencies. The public can now track Deepwater Horizon-BP ...

Interactive Oil Spill Map Engage with ESRI's map of the oil spill disaster to see threatened sites and sensitive habitat. Click news icons by destination to read more about the latest activity in ...

Gulf Oil Spill Could Reach East Coast Beaches. ... (See a Gulf of Mexico map.) If oil is swept up into the Loop Current—which moves at about 3.3 to 6.5 feet (1 to 2 meters) ...

Nearly five months after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico (map), causing the worst oil spill in U.S. waters, BP is set to permanently cap the damaged well as soon as ...

The public can now track Deepwater Horizon-BP oil spill recovery data online via a near-real-time interactive map at a new Web site created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

Gulf Oil Spill. Home. Gulf Oil Spill. The Oil Spill Map To Watch. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration just released this map of the Gulf. The bit inside the red lines is being shut ...

In total, the project cost $6.4 million, all oil spill funds. About $3 million of those funds were used to acquire the property, and $2.6 million for restoration of the land and construction of ...

In December 2024, Russian tankers were responsible for a massive oil spill in the Black Sea. The result was a loss of aquatic life and animals who lived near the shores of the sea. Unfortunately ...