BP oil spill: the official Deepwater Horizon disaster timeline

As E&P companies moved into deeper water, they encountered geologic and environmental obstacles…

Drilling rigs like these bore or drill holes into the earth. Usually they drill to find oil or gas.…

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Most oil wells produce saltwater along with gas bubbling out of the oil. They are separated in a lon…