Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill_(2010)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:disaster_response
gptkbp:affectedStates	gptkb:Alabama gptkb:Florida gptkb:Louisiana gptkb:Mississippi gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:BP_oil_spill
gptkbp:causedBy	explosion on Deepwater Horizon oil rig
gptkbp:cleanupCost	over $60 billion
gptkbp:compensationFund	gptkb:Gulf_Coast_Claims_Facility
gptkbp:compensationFundAmount	$20 billion
gptkbp:date	April 20, 2010
gptkbp:deepestOilSpill	true
gptkbp:economicImportance	job losses fishing bans property value loss tourism decline
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	marine life death coastal damage fishing industry loss tourism loss
gptkbp:estimatedOilSpilled	4.9 million barrels
gptkbp:fuelType	gptkb:oil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Deepwater Horizon oil spill (2010)
gptkbp:injuries	17
gptkbp:investigatedBy	gptkb:Bureau_of_Ocean_Energy_Management gptkb:U.S._Coast_Guard gptkb:National_Commission_on_the_BP_Deepwater_Horizon_Oil_Spill
gptkbp:largestMarineOilSpill	true
gptkbp:legalConsequences	BP civil penalties BP criminal charges Halliburton fines Transocean fines
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	extensive international coverage
gptkbp:memorial	11 workers memorialized
gptkbp:notableFor	largest accidental marine oil spill in history
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Transocean gptkb:Halliburton BP
gptkbp:regulatoryImpact	gptkb:U.S._offshore_drilling_moratorium reform of oil industry regulations
gptkbp:response	controlled burns skimming operations beach cleanup containment domes oil dispersants used relief wells drilled
gptkbp:spillDuration	April 20, 2010 – July 15, 2010
gptkbp:spillSource	blowout preventer failure
gptkbp:spillSourceDepth	about 5,000 feet
gptkbp:spillStopped	July 15, 2010
gptkbp:subjectOf	book: Fire on the Horizon documentary: The Great Invisible film: Deepwater Horizon (2016)
gptkbp:victim	11
gptkbp:wellName	gptkb:Macondo_Prospect
gptkbp:wildlife	gptkb:fish dolphins sea turtles crustaceans seabirds
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Pensacola gptkb:British_Petroleum
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6