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Calculated Shard: 99 (from laksa114)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa099.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bp-oil-spill\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bp-oil-spill\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/bp-oil-spill","crawl_time":1775458605,"first_indexed_time":1462975963,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,theguardian!www,\/environment\/bp-oil-spill s443","src_root_hash":"4161074618625082499","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Deepwater Horizon oil spill | The Guardian","meta_descriptions":["Latest news, sport, business, comment, analysis and reviews from the Guardian, the world's leading liberal voice"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"March 2026\n‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico\nCritics say exemption for fossil fuels exploits White House’s ‘self-made gas crisis’, and could doom the rare Rice’s whale\nNovember 2023\nGreens say CSIRO’s independence must be protected after alleged collaboration with BP\nExclusive: Australian scientific agency rejects ‘ghostwriting’ claims made by US law firm representing victims of Deepwater Horizon oil spill\nJune 2023\nUS government toughens rules on chemicals used to break up oil slicks\nEnvironmental activists sued EPA to update regulations, after thousands of people sickened from Deepwater Horizon cleanup\nFebruary 2022\nSeascape: the state of our oceans\nDolphins hit by Deepwater Horizon spill at risk from new drilling and river plan\nUp to 45% of Barataria Bay’s dolphins died after 2010. Now they face the threat of new drilling and a Mississippi River scheme\nJanuary 2022\nThe long read\nLife after Deepwater Horizon: the hidden toll of surviving disaster on an oil rig\nThe long read:\nWhen the drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded in 2010, Stephen Stone escaped with his life. But in the years that followed, he came to feel deeply betrayed by the industry he had once trusted\nApril 2020\nDeepwater Horizon\n'Of course it could happen again': experts say little has changed since Deepwater Horizon\nThe danger of deepwater oil operations, combined with the loosening of Obama-era rules, mean the risk of a repeat disaster is high\nDeepwater Horizon\n‘We’ve been abandoned’: a decade later, Deepwater Horizon still haunts Mexico\nBP denied the oil reached Mexico, but fisherman and scientists knew it wasn’t true. Ten years on, Mexican communities haven’t received a cent in compensation\nDeepwater Horizon\n'I pray to God it never happens again': US gulf coast bears scars of historic oil spill 10 years on\nThe Deepwater Horizon devastated the ecology and economy from Texas to Florida but BP-funded recovery programs are ongoing and the sector is a big employer\nFebruary 2020\nDeepwater Horizon disaster had much worse impact than believed, study finds\nNils Pratley on finance\ndouble quotation mark\nElon Musk is already walking on air, never mind flying to Mars\nNils Pratley\nJanuary 2020\nFrom Taylor Swift to Parkland: 10 documentaries to watch in 2020\nThis year will see documentary makers tackle everything from unfathomable stardom to harrowing tragedy\nOctober 2019\nBP boss Bob Dudley to step down next year after a decade as CEO\nChief executive lauded for rescuing oil firm from 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster\nMay 2019\nTrump eases regulations adopted after BP Deepwater Horizon disaster\nEnvironmental groups oppose loosening Obama-era regulations as Trump pushes to expand offshore drilling\nJanuary 2019\nTrump plans to relax Obama rules for oil companies put in place after BP disaster\nProposed revised rules would give oil companies more power to self-regulate their offshore drilling operations\nOctober 2018\nObserver business agenda\ndouble quotation mark\nRebounding oil prices buoy BP at a crucial time\nShane Hickey\nStricken by Deepwater Horizon for years, the company is benefiting, like its competitors, from crude’s rapid rise\nJune 2018\nDeepwater Horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean life\nOil spill disaster reduced biodiversity in sites closest to spill, report finds, as White House rolls back conservation measures\nJanuary 2018\nBP's Deepwater Horizon bill tops $65bn\nFirm’s financial pain offset by rising oil prices as it winds down payouts from 2010 disaster\nDecember 2016\nLeaked BP report reveals serious near-miss accidents\nCostly failures show ‘urgent attention’ needed to improve how oil giant manages crucial engineering data at plants\nOctober 2016\ndouble quotation mark\nNorth Sea or Great Australian Bight, oil drilling is always a risky business\nJohn Sauven\nThe 'well from hell' – my fight with BP to film Deepwater Horizon\nAbout 959 results for Deepwater Horizon oil spill","attrs_markdown":"![](https:\/\/sb.scorecardresearch.com\/p?c1=2&c2=6035250&cv=2.0&cj=1&cs_ucfr=0&comscorekw=environment)\n\n[Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/bp-oil-spill#maincontent)[Skip to navigation](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/bp-oil-spill#navigation)\n\n[Print subscriptions](https:\/\/support.theguardian.com\/subscribe?REFPVID=mnmu7os5rk6urtqzmbxt&INTCMP=undefined&acquisitionData=%7B%22source%22%3A%22GUARDIAN_WEB%22%2C%22componentId%22%3A%22PrintSubscriptionsHeaderLink%22%2C%22componentType%22%3A%22ACQUISITIONS_HEADER%22%2C%22referrerPageviewId%22%3A%22mnmu7os5rk6urtqzmbxt%22%2C%22referrerUrl%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fenvironment%2Fbp-oil-spill%22%7D)\n\n[Search jobs](https:\/\/jobs.theguardian.com\/)\n\n[Sign in](https:\/\/profile.theguardian.com\/signin?INTCMP=DOTCOM_NEWHEADER_SIGNIN&ABCMP=ab-sign-in&componentEventParams=componentType%3Didentityauthentication%26componentId%3Dguardian_signin_header)\n\nUK\n\n- [UK edition](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/preference\/edition\/uk)\n- [US edition](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/preference\/edition\/us)\n- [Australia edition](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/preference\/edition\/au)\n- [Europe edition](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/preference\/edition\/eur)\n- [International edition](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/preference\/edition\/int)\n\n[The Guardian - 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The federal agency had not updated its rule regulating the chemicals used to break up offshore oil slicks since 1994.](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/dd7a628243112c6e32d63184f49952a5bfdbf284\/0_100_3000_1801\/master\/3000.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### US government toughens rules on chemicals used to break up oil slicks\n  Environmental activists sued EPA to update regulations, after thousands of people sickened from Deepwater Horizon cleanup\n  \n  14 Jun 2023 19.48 BST\n\n## February 2022\n- ![A bottlenose dolphin raises its head of the water](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d85e8178c766156f924ed17aa48196bc16369bac\/93_19_3586_2152\/master\/3586.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Seascape: the state of our oceansDolphins hit by Deepwater Horizon spill at risk from new drilling and river plan\n  Up to 45% of Barataria Bay’s dolphins died after 2010. Now they face the threat of new drilling and a Mississippi River scheme\n  \n  24 Feb 2022 07.45 GMT\n\n## January 2022\n- ![The blaze on Deepwater Horizon in April 2010.](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a1ebe04fd73e1b1510c1d66f3cc06a5c37efd3a6\/0_259_2742_1645\/master\/2742.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### The long readLife after Deepwater Horizon: the hidden toll of surviving disaster on an oil rig\n  **The long read:** When the drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded in 2010, Stephen Stone escaped with his life. But in the years that followed, he came to feel deeply betrayed by the industry he had once trusted\n  \n  6 Jan 2022 06.00 GMT\n\n## April 2020\n- ![FILE - In this May 22, 2010 file photo, a man lays oil absorbent boom as oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts Cat Island in Barataria Bay, in Plaquemines Parish, La. Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters where the payoffs can be huge but the risks are greater than ever. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert, File)](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/74d07c617c2a7c5dee47f0f2cfbfa8dad2dae983\/0_187_5616_3370\/master\/5616.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Deepwater Horizon'Of course it could happen again': experts say little has changed since Deepwater Horizon\n  The danger of deepwater oil operations, combined with the loosening of Obama-era rules, mean the risk of a repeat disaster is high\n  \n  20 Apr 2020 21.54 BST\n- ![TAMIAHUA, VERACRUZ. FEBRUARY 27: A merchant weighs shrimp while fishermen talk and other ones arrive to sell their product by the edge of a lagoon in Tamiahua, Veracruz. The decline of fish and seafood has deeply affected communities in the Gulf of Mexico that have depended on its trade and self-consumption for many generations. Photograph: Luis Antonio Rojas\/ The Guardian](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fa363a080b840577c8399130ee588d56ae0e45d3\/0_200_3000_1800\/master\/3000.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Deepwater Horizon‘We’ve been abandoned’: a decade later, Deepwater Horizon still haunts Mexico\n  BP denied the oil reached Mexico, but fisherman and scientists knew it wasn’t true. Ten years on, Mexican communities haven’t received a cent in compensation\n  \n  19 Apr 2020 10.00 BST\n- ![Oil Spill\\<br\\>FILE- In this June 4, 2010 file photo, a worker picks up blobs of oil with absorbent snare on Queen Bess Island at the mouth of Barataria Bay near the Gulf of Mexico in Plaquemines Parish, La. Nearly \\$10 million in 2010 oil spill money is rebuilding the barrier island bird rookery off Louisiana. Work on Queen Bess Island had to wait for this year’s nesting season to end in August and must finish by late February or early March, before the next nesting season. The island, which was heavily hit by oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, supports Louisiana’s third-largest brown pelican nesting colony. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert, File)](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/084c85285b3407059f44a643e44a9204db0cc494\/0_171_5244_3148\/master\/5244.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Deepwater Horizon'I pray to God it never happens again': US gulf coast bears scars of historic oil spill 10 years on\n  The Deepwater Horizon devastated the ecology and economy from Texas to Florida but BP-funded recovery programs are ongoing and the sector is a big employer\n  \n  18 Apr 2020 15.36 BST\n\n## February 2020\n- ![A decade of change on Earth captured from space\\<br\\>epa08088870 A handout photo made available by Maxar Technologies shows the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 10 June 2010 (issued 24 December 2019), after an explosion in April 2010 destroyed the BP rig. The image is part of the ‘A Decade of Change on Earth Captured from Space’ collection of high-resolution satellite images depicting events that defined our world in the 2010s. EPA\/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES HANDOUT -- The watermark may not be removed\/cropped -- MANDATORY CREDIT: (Satellite image Â©2019 Maxar Technologies) -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY\/NO SALES](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6595524a45aae7b9723eb7850426bbd13f9facfa\/0_294_9630_5776\/master\/9630.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Deepwater Horizon disaster had much worse impact than believed, study finds\n  13 Feb 2020 17.27 GMT\n- ![Nils Pratley](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2017\/10\/09\/Nils-Pratley,-R.png?width=80&dpr=1&s=none&crop=1%3A1)\n  \n  ### Nils Pratley on financeElon Musk is already walking on air, never mind flying to Mars\n  Nils Pratley\n  \n  4 Feb 2020 20.26 GMT\n  \n  [200 200 comments](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/nils-pratley-on-finance\/2020\/feb\/04\/elon-musk-is-already-walking-on-air-never-mind-flying-to-mars#comments)\n\n## January 2020\n- ![A still from Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, a high-profile documentary on music stardom.](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/73ddc6dfdbef6835a8b994aa256d652cea37cc61\/219_0_1581_949\/master\/1581.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### From Taylor Swift to Parkland: 10 documentaries to watch in 2020\n  This year will see documentary makers tackle everything from unfathomable stardom to harrowing tragedy\n  \n  8 Jan 2020 16.12 GMT\n  \n  [11 11 comments](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2020\/jan\/08\/2020-documentaries-taylor-swift-parkland-film#comments)\n\n## October 2019\n- ![BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/b9933abe4d23f9dff77a47f2deba4077ccc61550\/0_100_3499_2099\/master\/3499.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### BP boss Bob Dudley to step down next year after a decade as CEO\n  Chief executive lauded for rescuing oil firm from 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster\n  \n  4 Oct 2019 16.52 BST\n\n## May 2019\n- ![TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ANDREW BEATTY (FILES) This file handout photo taken on April 21, 2010 by the US Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House blocked new leases for oil and gas drilling in sections of the Arctic and Atlantic on December 20, 2016, a high-stakes bid to forestall exploration and tie Donald Trump’s hands. The Hawaii-born president’s second year in office was dominated by the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which poured millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill could not be stopped for 87 days, devastating wildlife and fishing-dependent communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. \/ AFP PHOTO \/ US Coast Guard \/ HO \/ RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO \/ US COAST GUARD” - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HO\/AFP\/Getty Images](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147\/0_61_3154_1893\/master\/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Trump eases regulations adopted after BP Deepwater Horizon disaster\n  Environmental groups oppose loosening Obama-era regulations as Trump pushes to expand offshore drilling\n  \n  2 May 2019 20.41 BST\n\n## January 2019\n- ![TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ANDREW BEATTY (FILES) This file handout photo taken on April 21, 2010 by the US Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House blocked new leases for oil and gas drilling in sections of the Arctic and Atlantic on December 20, 2016, a high-stakes bid to forestall exploration and tie Donald Trump’s hands. The Hawaii-born president’s second year in office was dominated by the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which poured millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill could not be stopped for 87 days, devastating wildlife and fishing-dependent communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. \/ AFP PHOTO \/ US Coast Guard \/ HO \/ RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO \/ US COAST GUARD” - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HO\/AFP\/Getty Images](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147\/0_18_3154_1893\/master\/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Trump plans to relax Obama rules for oil companies put in place after BP disaster\n  Proposed revised rules would give oil companies more power to self-regulate their offshore drilling operations\n  \n  15 Jan 2019 06.00 GMT\n\n## October 2018\n- ![A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen\\<br\\>A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen in Scotland February 24, 2014. Britain urgently needs its oil and gas companies to pay for a new regulatory body to encourage industry collaboration and counter plunging North Sea production rates, a government review, the first since the mid-1990s, said on Monday. REUTERS\/Andy Buchanan\/pool (BRITAIN - Tags: ENERGY POLITICS BUSINESS) - LM1EA2O0Z6701](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/de9c94c58d5a19a71541d654ac52d1636fbdec0b\/0_181_3500_2100\/master\/3500.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Observer business agendaRebounding oil prices buoy BP at a crucial time\n  Shane Hickey\n  \n  Stricken by Deepwater Horizon for years, the company is benefiting, like its competitors, from crude’s rapid rise\n  \n  28 Oct 2018 08.00 GMT\n\n## June 2018\n- ![(FILES) A file photo taken on on April 21, 2010 shows a US Coast Guard handout image of fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. A drilling engineer for British oil giant BP was cleared of obstructing justice during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, his lawyers said November 6, 2015. Kurt Mix, who worked on efforts to stop oil from gushing out of BP’s runaway well, was found guilty in 2013 of obstruction charges because he deleted text messages sent to and received from his manager. Prosecutors dropped the obstruction charges against Nix Friday after he agreed to plead guilty to a single misdemeanor charge. AFP PHOTO\/US COAST GUARD\/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USEHO\/AFP\/Getty Images](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/456cfa95932a06183cf995710878f77f5a7b8b8b\/0_117_2780_1668\/master\/2780.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Deepwater Horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean life\n  Oil spill disaster reduced biodiversity in sites closest to spill, report finds, as White House rolls back conservation measures\n  \n  28 Jun 2018 15.03 BST\n\n## January 2018\n- ![coast guards battle the flames on the Deepwater Horizon rig](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147\/0_31_3154_1893\/master\/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### BP's Deepwater Horizon bill tops \\$65bn\n  Firm’s financial pain offset by rising oil prices as it winds down payouts from 2010 disaster\n  \n  16 Jan 2018 16.16 GMT\n  \n  [112 112 comments](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2018\/jan\/16\/bps-deepwater-horizon-bill-tops-65bn#comments)\n\n## December 2016\n- ![Greenpeace activists place a banner in a protest against the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the Austrian BP headquarters in Wiener Neustadt\\<br\\>Greenpeace activists place a banner with the British Petroleum (BP) Logo in a protest against the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the Austrian BP headquarters in Wiener Neustadt July 22, 2010. Banner reads \"BP out of the deep sea\".](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/ccd4b95ab141f2478fe5a71334eba8eec6fb765b\/0_373_1700_1020\/master\/1700.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Leaked BP report reveals serious near-miss accidents\n  Costly failures show ‘urgent attention’ needed to improve how oil giant manages crucial engineering data at plants\n  \n  13 Dec 2016 12.48 GMT\n\n## October 2016\n- ![Deepwater Horizon, film still 2016](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/21b93965a387e3a66f67383471c7c09b020af81b\/0_0_4096_2457\/master\/4096.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### North Sea or Great Australian Bight, oil drilling is always a risky business\n  John Sauven\n  \n  7 Oct 2016 11.32 BST\n  \n  [90 90 comments](https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2016\/oct\/07\/north-sea-or-great-australian-bight-oil-drilling-is-always-a-risky-business#comments)\n- ![Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater 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All rights reserved.\n\n(dcr)","attrs_readable_markdown":"March 2026\n\n- ![Aerial view of a whale surfacing in the ocean with a plume of water shooting from its blowhole.](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/7df5ac002b8790e161dc69f61eec051199c3f9c6\/578_440_1109_888\/master\/1109.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico\n  \n  Critics say exemption for fossil fuels exploits White House’s ‘self-made gas crisis’, and could doom the rare Rice’s whale\n\nNovember 2023\n\n- ![BP Plc contract workers are reflected in a pool of oil as they use absorbent pads to clean beach at Grand Isle State Park in Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S., on Sunday, June 6, 2010](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/f2092e24e54521947a84b58959eb551c0a5a0f7a\/0_33_2850_1711\/master\/2850.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  Greens say CSIRO’s independence must be protected after alleged collaboration with BP\n  \n  Exclusive: Australian scientific agency rejects ‘ghostwriting’ claims made by US law firm representing victims of Deepwater Horizon oil spill\n\nJune 2023\n\n- ![Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The federal agency had not updated its rule regulating the chemicals used to break up offshore oil slicks since 1994.](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/dd7a628243112c6e32d63184f49952a5bfdbf284\/0_100_3000_1801\/master\/3000.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  US government toughens rules on chemicals used to break up oil slicks\n  \n  Environmental activists sued EPA to update regulations, after thousands of people sickened from Deepwater Horizon cleanup\n\nFebruary 2022\n\n- ![A bottlenose dolphin raises its head of the water](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d85e8178c766156f924ed17aa48196bc16369bac\/93_19_3586_2152\/master\/3586.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Seascape: the state of our oceansDolphins hit by Deepwater Horizon spill at risk from new drilling and river plan\n  Up to 45% of Barataria Bay’s dolphins died after 2010. Now they face the threat of new drilling and a Mississippi River scheme\n\nJanuary 2022\n\n- ![The blaze on Deepwater Horizon in April 2010.](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/a1ebe04fd73e1b1510c1d66f3cc06a5c37efd3a6\/0_259_2742_1645\/master\/2742.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### The long readLife after Deepwater Horizon: the hidden toll of surviving disaster on an oil rig\n  **The long read:** When the drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded in 2010, Stephen Stone escaped with his life. But in the years that followed, he came to feel deeply betrayed by the industry he had once trusted\n\nApril 2020\n\n- ![FILE - In this May 22, 2010 file photo, a man lays oil absorbent boom as oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts Cat Island in Barataria Bay, in Plaquemines Parish, La. Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters where the payoffs can be huge but the risks are greater than ever. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert, File)](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/74d07c617c2a7c5dee47f0f2cfbfa8dad2dae983\/0_187_5616_3370\/master\/5616.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Deepwater Horizon'Of course it could happen again': experts say little has changed since Deepwater Horizon\n  The danger of deepwater oil operations, combined with the loosening of Obama-era rules, mean the risk of a repeat disaster is high\n- ![TAMIAHUA, VERACRUZ. FEBRUARY 27: A merchant weighs shrimp while fishermen talk and other ones arrive to sell their product by the edge of a lagoon in Tamiahua, Veracruz. The decline of fish and seafood has deeply affected communities in the Gulf of Mexico that have depended on its trade and self-consumption for many generations. Photograph: Luis Antonio Rojas\/ The Guardian](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/fa363a080b840577c8399130ee588d56ae0e45d3\/0_200_3000_1800\/master\/3000.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Deepwater Horizon‘We’ve been abandoned’: a decade later, Deepwater Horizon still haunts Mexico\n  BP denied the oil reached Mexico, but fisherman and scientists knew it wasn’t true. Ten years on, Mexican communities haven’t received a cent in compensation\n- ![Oil Spill\\<br\\>FILE- In this June 4, 2010 file photo, a worker picks up blobs of oil with absorbent snare on Queen Bess Island at the mouth of Barataria Bay near the Gulf of Mexico in Plaquemines Parish, La. Nearly \\$10 million in 2010 oil spill money is rebuilding the barrier island bird rookery off Louisiana. Work on Queen Bess Island had to wait for this year’s nesting season to end in August and must finish by late February or early March, before the next nesting season. The island, which was heavily hit by oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, supports Louisiana’s third-largest brown pelican nesting colony. (AP Photo\/Gerald Herbert, File)](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/084c85285b3407059f44a643e44a9204db0cc494\/0_171_5244_3148\/master\/5244.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Deepwater Horizon'I pray to God it never happens again': US gulf coast bears scars of historic oil spill 10 years on\n  The Deepwater Horizon devastated the ecology and economy from Texas to Florida but BP-funded recovery programs are ongoing and the sector is a big employer\n\nFebruary 2020\n\n- ![A decade of change on Earth captured from space\\<br\\>epa08088870 A handout photo made available by Maxar Technologies shows the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 10 June 2010 (issued 24 December 2019), after an explosion in April 2010 destroyed the BP rig. The image is part of the ‘A Decade of Change on Earth Captured from Space’ collection of high-resolution satellite images depicting events that defined our world in the 2010s. 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The White House blocked new leases for oil and gas drilling in sections of the Arctic and Atlantic on December 20, 2016, a high-stakes bid to forestall exploration and tie Donald Trump’s hands. The Hawaii-born president’s second year in office was dominated by the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which poured millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill could not be stopped for 87 days, devastating wildlife and fishing-dependent communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. \/ AFP PHOTO \/ US Coast Guard \/ HO \/ RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO \/ US COAST GUARD” - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HO\/AFP\/Getty Images](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147\/0_61_3154_1893\/master\/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  Trump eases regulations adopted after BP Deepwater Horizon disaster\n  \n  Environmental groups oppose loosening Obama-era regulations as Trump pushes to expand offshore drilling\n\nJanuary 2019\n\n- ![TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ANDREW BEATTY (FILES) This file handout photo taken on April 21, 2010 by the US Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House blocked new leases for oil and gas drilling in sections of the Arctic and Atlantic on December 20, 2016, a high-stakes bid to forestall exploration and tie Donald Trump’s hands. The Hawaii-born president’s second year in office was dominated by the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which poured millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill could not be stopped for 87 days, devastating wildlife and fishing-dependent communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. \/ AFP PHOTO \/ US Coast Guard \/ HO \/ RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO \/ US COAST GUARD” - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HO\/AFP\/Getty Images](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147\/0_18_3154_1893\/master\/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  Trump plans to relax Obama rules for oil companies put in place after BP disaster\n  \n  Proposed revised rules would give oil companies more power to self-regulate their offshore drilling operations\n\nOctober 2018\n\n- ![A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen\\<br\\>A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen in Scotland February 24, 2014. Britain urgently needs its oil and gas companies to pay for a new regulatory body to encourage industry collaboration and counter plunging North Sea production rates, a government review, the first since the mid-1990s, said on Monday. REUTERS\/Andy Buchanan\/pool (BRITAIN - Tags: ENERGY POLITICS BUSINESS) - LM1EA2O0Z6701](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/de9c94c58d5a19a71541d654ac52d1636fbdec0b\/0_181_3500_2100\/master\/3500.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### Observer business agendaRebounding oil prices buoy BP at a crucial time\n  Shane Hickey\n  \n  Stricken by Deepwater Horizon for years, the company is benefiting, like its competitors, from crude’s rapid rise\n\nJune 2018\n\n- ![(FILES) A file photo taken on on April 21, 2010 shows a US Coast Guard handout image of fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. A drilling engineer for British oil giant BP was cleared of obstructing justice during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, his lawyers said November 6, 2015. Kurt Mix, who worked on efforts to stop oil from gushing out of BP’s runaway well, was found guilty in 2013 of obstruction charges because he deleted text messages sent to and received from his manager. Prosecutors dropped the obstruction charges against Nix Friday after he agreed to plead guilty to a single misdemeanor charge. AFP PHOTO\/US COAST GUARD\/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USEHO\/AFP\/Getty Images](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/456cfa95932a06183cf995710878f77f5a7b8b8b\/0_117_2780_1668\/master\/2780.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  Deepwater Horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean life\n  \n  Oil spill disaster reduced biodiversity in sites closest to spill, report finds, as White House rolls back conservation measures\n\nJanuary 2018\n\n- ![coast guards battle the flames on the Deepwater Horizon rig](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147\/0_31_3154_1893\/master\/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  BP's Deepwater Horizon bill tops \\$65bn\n  \n  Firm’s financial pain offset by rising oil prices as it winds down payouts from 2010 disaster\n\nDecember 2016\n\n- ![Greenpeace activists place a banner in a protest against the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the Austrian BP headquarters in Wiener Neustadt\\<br\\>Greenpeace activists place a banner with the British Petroleum (BP) Logo in a protest against the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the Austrian BP headquarters in Wiener Neustadt July 22, 2010. Banner reads \"BP out of the deep sea\".](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/ccd4b95ab141f2478fe5a71334eba8eec6fb765b\/0_373_1700_1020\/master\/1700.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  Leaked BP report reveals serious near-miss accidents\n  \n  Costly failures show ‘urgent attention’ needed to improve how oil giant manages crucial engineering data at plants\n\nOctober 2016\n\n- ![Deepwater Horizon, film still 2016](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/21b93965a387e3a66f67383471c7c09b020af81b\/0_0_4096_2457\/master\/4096.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  ### North Sea or Great Australian Bight, oil drilling is always a risky business\n  John Sauven\n- ![Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon.](https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/1a0d99c8ad125360164ecba53a977e7891fe19aa\/0_127_3504_2102\/master\/3504.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4)\n  \n  The 'well from hell' – my fight with BP to film Deepwater Horizon\n\nAbout 959 results for Deepwater Horizon oil spill","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	March 2026 ‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico Critics say exemption for fossil fuels exploits White House’s ‘self-made gas crisis’, and could doom the rare Rice’s whale November 2023 Greens say CSIRO’s independence must be protected after alleged collaboration with BP Exclusive: Australian scientific agency rejects ‘ghostwriting’ claims made by US law firm representing victims of Deepwater Horizon oil spill June 2023 US government toughens rules on chemicals used to break up oil slicks Environmental activists sued EPA to update regulations, after thousands of people sickened from Deepwater Horizon cleanup February 2022 Seascape: the state of our oceans Dolphins hit by Deepwater Horizon spill at risk from new drilling and river plan Up to 45% of Barataria Bay’s dolphins died after 2010. Now they face the threat of new drilling and a Mississippi River scheme January 2022 The long read Life after Deepwater Horizon: the hidden toll of surviving disaster on an oil rig The long read: When the drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded in 2010, Stephen Stone escaped with his life. But in the years that followed, he came to feel deeply betrayed by the industry he had once trusted April 2020 Deepwater Horizon 'Of course it could happen again': experts say little has changed since Deepwater Horizon The danger of deepwater oil operations, combined with the loosening of Obama-era rules, mean the risk of a repeat disaster is high Deepwater Horizon ‘We’ve been abandoned’: a decade later, Deepwater Horizon still haunts Mexico BP denied the oil reached Mexico, but fisherman and scientists knew it wasn’t true. Ten years on, Mexican communities haven’t received a cent in compensation Deepwater Horizon 'I pray to God it never happens again': US gulf coast bears scars of historic oil spill 10 years on The Deepwater Horizon devastated the ecology and economy from Texas to Florida but BP-funded recovery programs are ongoing and the sector is a big employer February 2020 Deepwater Horizon disaster had much worse impact than believed, study finds Nils Pratley on finance double quotation mark Elon Musk is already walking on air, never mind flying to Mars Nils Pratley January 2020 From Taylor Swift to Parkland: 10 documentaries to watch in 2020 This year will see documentary makers tackle everything from unfathomable stardom to harrowing tragedy October 2019 BP boss Bob Dudley to step down next year after a decade as CEO Chief executive lauded for rescuing oil firm from 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster May 2019 Trump eases regulations adopted after BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Environmental groups oppose loosening Obama-era regulations as Trump pushes to expand offshore drilling January 2019 Trump plans to relax Obama rules for oil companies put in place after BP disaster Proposed revised rules would give oil companies more power to self-regulate their offshore drilling operations October 2018 Observer business agenda double quotation mark Rebounding oil prices buoy BP at a crucial time Shane Hickey Stricken by Deepwater Horizon for years, the company is benefiting, like its competitors, from crude’s rapid rise June 2018 Deepwater Horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean life Oil spill disaster reduced biodiversity in sites closest to spill, report finds, as White House rolls back conservation measures January 2018 BP's Deepwater Horizon bill tops $65bn Firm’s financial pain offset by rising oil prices as it winds down payouts from 2010 disaster December 2016 Leaked BP report reveals serious near-miss accidents Costly failures show ‘urgent attention’ needed to improve how oil giant manages crucial engineering data at plants October 2016 double quotation mark North Sea or Great Australian Bight, oil drilling is always a risky business John Sauven The 'well from hell' – my fight with BP to film Deepwater Horizon About 959 results for Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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![Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The federal agency had not updated its rule regulating the chemicals used to break up offshore oil slicks since 1994.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/dd7a628243112c6e32d63184f49952a5bfdbf284/0_100_3000_1801/master/3000.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### US government toughens rules on chemicals used to break up oil slicks Environmental activists sued EPA to update regulations, after thousands of people sickened from Deepwater Horizon cleanup 14 Jun 2023 19.48 BST ## February 2022 - ![A bottlenose dolphin raises its head of the water](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d85e8178c766156f924ed17aa48196bc16369bac/93_19_3586_2152/master/3586.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Seascape: the state of our oceansDolphins hit by Deepwater Horizon spill at risk from new drilling and river plan Up to 45% of Barataria Bay’s dolphins died after 2010. Now they face the threat of new drilling and a Mississippi River scheme 24 Feb 2022 07.45 GMT ## January 2022 - ![The blaze on Deepwater Horizon in April 2010.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a1ebe04fd73e1b1510c1d66f3cc06a5c37efd3a6/0_259_2742_1645/master/2742.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### The long readLife after Deepwater Horizon: the hidden toll of surviving disaster on an oil rig The long read: When the drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded in 2010, Stephen Stone escaped with his life. But in the years that followed, he came to feel deeply betrayed by the industry he had once trusted 6 Jan 2022 06.00 GMT ## April 2020 - ![FILE - In this May 22, 2010 file photo, a man lays oil absorbent boom as oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts Cat Island in Barataria Bay, in Plaquemines Parish, La. Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters where the payoffs can be huge but the risks are greater than ever. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/74d07c617c2a7c5dee47f0f2cfbfa8dad2dae983/0_187_5616_3370/master/5616.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Deepwater Horizon'Of course it could happen again': experts say little has changed since Deepwater Horizon The danger of deepwater oil operations, combined with the loosening of Obama-era rules, mean the risk of a repeat disaster is high 20 Apr 2020 21.54 BST - ![TAMIAHUA, VERACRUZ. FEBRUARY 27: A merchant weighs shrimp while fishermen talk and other ones arrive to sell their product by the edge of a lagoon in Tamiahua, Veracruz. The decline of fish and seafood has deeply affected communities in the Gulf of Mexico that have depended on its trade and self-consumption for many generations. Photograph: Luis Antonio Rojas/ The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fa363a080b840577c8399130ee588d56ae0e45d3/0_200_3000_1800/master/3000.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Deepwater Horizon‘We’ve been abandoned’: a decade later, Deepwater Horizon still haunts Mexico BP denied the oil reached Mexico, but fisherman and scientists knew it wasn’t true. Ten years on, Mexican communities haven’t received a cent in compensation 19 Apr 2020 10.00 BST - ![Oil Spill\<br\>FILE- In this June 4, 2010 file photo, a worker picks up blobs of oil with absorbent snare on Queen Bess Island at the mouth of Barataria Bay near the Gulf of Mexico in Plaquemines Parish, La. Nearly \$10 million in 2010 oil spill money is rebuilding the barrier island bird rookery off Louisiana. Work on Queen Bess Island had to wait for this year’s nesting season to end in August and must finish by late February or early March, before the next nesting season. The island, which was heavily hit by oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, supports Louisiana’s third-largest brown pelican nesting colony. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/084c85285b3407059f44a643e44a9204db0cc494/0_171_5244_3148/master/5244.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Deepwater Horizon'I pray to God it never happens again': US gulf coast bears scars of historic oil spill 10 years on The Deepwater Horizon devastated the ecology and economy from Texas to Florida but BP-funded recovery programs are ongoing and the sector is a big employer 18 Apr 2020 15.36 BST ## February 2020 - ![A decade of change on Earth captured from space\<br\>epa08088870 A handout photo made available by Maxar Technologies shows the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 10 June 2010 (issued 24 December 2019), after an explosion in April 2010 destroyed the BP rig. The image is part of the ‘A Decade of Change on Earth Captured from Space’ collection of high-resolution satellite images depicting events that defined our world in the 2010s. EPA/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES HANDOUT -- The watermark may not be removed/cropped -- MANDATORY CREDIT: (Satellite image Â©2019 Maxar Technologies) -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6595524a45aae7b9723eb7850426bbd13f9facfa/0_294_9630_5776/master/9630.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Deepwater Horizon disaster had much worse impact than believed, study finds 13 Feb 2020 17.27 GMT - ![Nils Pratley](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2017/10/09/Nils-Pratley,-R.png?width=80&dpr=1&s=none&crop=1%3A1) ### Nils Pratley on financeElon Musk is already walking on air, never mind flying to Mars Nils Pratley 4 Feb 2020 20.26 GMT [200 200 comments](https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2020/feb/04/elon-musk-is-already-walking-on-air-never-mind-flying-to-mars#comments) ## January 2020 - ![A still from Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, a high-profile documentary on music stardom.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/73ddc6dfdbef6835a8b994aa256d652cea37cc61/219_0_1581_949/master/1581.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### From Taylor Swift to Parkland: 10 documentaries to watch in 2020 This year will see documentary makers tackle everything from unfathomable stardom to harrowing tragedy 8 Jan 2020 16.12 GMT [11 11 comments](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/08/2020-documentaries-taylor-swift-parkland-film#comments) ## October 2019 - ![BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b9933abe4d23f9dff77a47f2deba4077ccc61550/0_100_3499_2099/master/3499.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### BP boss Bob Dudley to step down next year after a decade as CEO Chief executive lauded for rescuing oil firm from 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster 4 Oct 2019 16.52 BST ## May 2019 - ![TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ANDREW BEATTY (FILES) This file handout photo taken on April 21, 2010 by the US Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House blocked new leases for oil and gas drilling in sections of the Arctic and Atlantic on December 20, 2016, a high-stakes bid to forestall exploration and tie Donald Trump’s hands. The Hawaii-born president’s second year in office was dominated by the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which poured millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill could not be stopped for 87 days, devastating wildlife and fishing-dependent communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. / AFP PHOTO / US Coast Guard / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / US COAST GUARD” - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HO/AFP/Getty Images](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147/0_61_3154_1893/master/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Trump eases regulations adopted after BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Environmental groups oppose loosening Obama-era regulations as Trump pushes to expand offshore drilling 2 May 2019 20.41 BST ## January 2019 - ![TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ANDREW BEATTY (FILES) This file handout photo taken on April 21, 2010 by the US Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House blocked new leases for oil and gas drilling in sections of the Arctic and Atlantic on December 20, 2016, a high-stakes bid to forestall exploration and tie Donald Trump’s hands. The Hawaii-born president’s second year in office was dominated by the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which poured millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill could not be stopped for 87 days, devastating wildlife and fishing-dependent communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. / AFP PHOTO / US Coast Guard / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / US COAST GUARD” - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HO/AFP/Getty Images](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147/0_18_3154_1893/master/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Trump plans to relax Obama rules for oil companies put in place after BP disaster Proposed revised rules would give oil companies more power to self-regulate their offshore drilling operations 15 Jan 2019 06.00 GMT ## October 2018 - ![A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen\<br\>A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen in Scotland February 24, 2014. Britain urgently needs its oil and gas companies to pay for a new regulatory body to encourage industry collaboration and counter plunging North Sea production rates, a government review, the first since the mid-1990s, said on Monday. REUTERS/Andy Buchanan/pool (BRITAIN - Tags: ENERGY POLITICS BUSINESS) - LM1EA2O0Z6701](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/de9c94c58d5a19a71541d654ac52d1636fbdec0b/0_181_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Observer business agendaRebounding oil prices buoy BP at a crucial time Shane Hickey Stricken by Deepwater Horizon for years, the company is benefiting, like its competitors, from crude’s rapid rise 28 Oct 2018 08.00 GMT ## June 2018 - ![(FILES) A file photo taken on on April 21, 2010 shows a US Coast Guard handout image of fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. A drilling engineer for British oil giant BP was cleared of obstructing justice during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, his lawyers said November 6, 2015. Kurt Mix, who worked on efforts to stop oil from gushing out of BP’s runaway well, was found guilty in 2013 of obstruction charges because he deleted text messages sent to and received from his manager. Prosecutors dropped the obstruction charges against Nix Friday after he agreed to plead guilty to a single misdemeanor charge. AFP PHOTO/US COAST GUARD/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USEHO/AFP/Getty Images](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/456cfa95932a06183cf995710878f77f5a7b8b8b/0_117_2780_1668/master/2780.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Deepwater Horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean life Oil spill disaster reduced biodiversity in sites closest to spill, report finds, as White House rolls back conservation measures 28 Jun 2018 15.03 BST ## January 2018 - ![coast guards battle the flames on the Deepwater Horizon rig](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147/0_31_3154_1893/master/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### BP's Deepwater Horizon bill tops \$65bn Firm’s financial pain offset by rising oil prices as it winds down payouts from 2010 disaster 16 Jan 2018 16.16 GMT [112 112 comments](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jan/16/bps-deepwater-horizon-bill-tops-65bn#comments) ## December 2016 - ![Greenpeace activists place a banner in a protest against the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the Austrian BP headquarters in Wiener Neustadt\<br\>Greenpeace activists place a banner with the British Petroleum (BP) Logo in a protest against the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the Austrian BP headquarters in Wiener Neustadt July 22, 2010. Banner reads "BP out of the deep sea".](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ccd4b95ab141f2478fe5a71334eba8eec6fb765b/0_373_1700_1020/master/1700.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Leaked BP report reveals serious near-miss accidents Costly failures show ‘urgent attention’ needed to improve how oil giant manages crucial engineering data at plants 13 Dec 2016 12.48 GMT ## October 2016 - ![Deepwater Horizon, film still 2016](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/21b93965a387e3a66f67383471c7c09b020af81b/0_0_4096_2457/master/4096.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### North Sea or Great Australian Bight, oil drilling is always a risky business John Sauven 7 Oct 2016 11.32 BST [90 90 comments](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/oct/07/north-sea-or-great-australian-bight-oil-drilling-is-always-a-risky-business#comments) - ![Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1a0d99c8ad125360164ecba53a977e7891fe19aa/0_127_3504_2102/master/3504.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### The 'well from hell' – my fight with BP to film Deepwater Horizon 4 Oct 2016 16.07 BST [31 31 comments](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/04/the-well-from-hell-my-fight-with-bp-to-film-deepwater-horizon#comments) About 959 results for Deepwater Horizon oil spill 1[2](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bp-oil-spill?page=2)[3](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bp-oil-spill?page=3)[4](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bp-oil-spill?page=4)... 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Readable Markdown	March 2026 - ![Aerial view of a whale surfacing in the ocean with a plume of water shooting from its blowhole.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7df5ac002b8790e161dc69f61eec051199c3f9c6/578_440_1109_888/master/1109.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ‘God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico Critics say exemption for fossil fuels exploits White House’s ‘self-made gas crisis’, and could doom the rare Rice’s whale November 2023 - ![BP Plc contract workers are reflected in a pool of oil as they use absorbent pads to clean beach at Grand Isle State Park in Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S., on Sunday, June 6, 2010](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f2092e24e54521947a84b58959eb551c0a5a0f7a/0_33_2850_1711/master/2850.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) Greens say CSIRO’s independence must be protected after alleged collaboration with BP Exclusive: Australian scientific agency rejects ‘ghostwriting’ claims made by US law firm representing victims of Deepwater Horizon oil spill June 2023 - ![Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill. The federal agency had not updated its rule regulating the chemicals used to break up offshore oil slicks since 1994.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/dd7a628243112c6e32d63184f49952a5bfdbf284/0_100_3000_1801/master/3000.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) US government toughens rules on chemicals used to break up oil slicks Environmental activists sued EPA to update regulations, after thousands of people sickened from Deepwater Horizon cleanup February 2022 - ![A bottlenose dolphin raises its head of the water](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d85e8178c766156f924ed17aa48196bc16369bac/93_19_3586_2152/master/3586.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Seascape: the state of our oceansDolphins hit by Deepwater Horizon spill at risk from new drilling and river plan Up to 45% of Barataria Bay’s dolphins died after 2010. Now they face the threat of new drilling and a Mississippi River scheme January 2022 - ![The blaze on Deepwater Horizon in April 2010.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a1ebe04fd73e1b1510c1d66f3cc06a5c37efd3a6/0_259_2742_1645/master/2742.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### The long readLife after Deepwater Horizon: the hidden toll of surviving disaster on an oil rig The long read: When the drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico exploded in 2010, Stephen Stone escaped with his life. But in the years that followed, he came to feel deeply betrayed by the industry he had once trusted April 2020 - ![FILE - In this May 22, 2010 file photo, a man lays oil absorbent boom as oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts Cat Island in Barataria Bay, in Plaquemines Parish, La. Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters where the payoffs can be huge but the risks are greater than ever. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/74d07c617c2a7c5dee47f0f2cfbfa8dad2dae983/0_187_5616_3370/master/5616.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Deepwater Horizon'Of course it could happen again': experts say little has changed since Deepwater Horizon The danger of deepwater oil operations, combined with the loosening of Obama-era rules, mean the risk of a repeat disaster is high - ![TAMIAHUA, VERACRUZ. FEBRUARY 27: A merchant weighs shrimp while fishermen talk and other ones arrive to sell their product by the edge of a lagoon in Tamiahua, Veracruz. The decline of fish and seafood has deeply affected communities in the Gulf of Mexico that have depended on its trade and self-consumption for many generations. Photograph: Luis Antonio Rojas/ The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fa363a080b840577c8399130ee588d56ae0e45d3/0_200_3000_1800/master/3000.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Deepwater Horizon‘We’ve been abandoned’: a decade later, Deepwater Horizon still haunts Mexico BP denied the oil reached Mexico, but fisherman and scientists knew it wasn’t true. Ten years on, Mexican communities haven’t received a cent in compensation - ![Oil Spill\<br\>FILE- In this June 4, 2010 file photo, a worker picks up blobs of oil with absorbent snare on Queen Bess Island at the mouth of Barataria Bay near the Gulf of Mexico in Plaquemines Parish, La. Nearly \$10 million in 2010 oil spill money is rebuilding the barrier island bird rookery off Louisiana. Work on Queen Bess Island had to wait for this year’s nesting season to end in August and must finish by late February or early March, before the next nesting season. The island, which was heavily hit by oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill, supports Louisiana’s third-largest brown pelican nesting colony. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/084c85285b3407059f44a643e44a9204db0cc494/0_171_5244_3148/master/5244.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Deepwater Horizon'I pray to God it never happens again': US gulf coast bears scars of historic oil spill 10 years on The Deepwater Horizon devastated the ecology and economy from Texas to Florida but BP-funded recovery programs are ongoing and the sector is a big employer February 2020 - ![A decade of change on Earth captured from space\<br\>epa08088870 A handout photo made available by Maxar Technologies shows the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, 10 June 2010 (issued 24 December 2019), after an explosion in April 2010 destroyed the BP rig. The image is part of the ‘A Decade of Change on Earth Captured from Space’ collection of high-resolution satellite images depicting events that defined our world in the 2010s. EPA/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES HANDOUT -- The watermark may not be removed/cropped -- MANDATORY CREDIT: (Satellite image Â©2019 Maxar Technologies) -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6595524a45aae7b9723eb7850426bbd13f9facfa/0_294_9630_5776/master/9630.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) Deepwater Horizon disaster had much worse impact than believed, study finds - ![Nils Pratley](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/uploads/2017/10/09/Nils-Pratley,-R.png?width=80&dpr=1&s=none&crop=1%3A1) ### Nils Pratley on financeElon Musk is already walking on air, never mind flying to Mars Nils Pratley January 2020 - ![A still from Taylor Swift: Miss Americana, a high-profile documentary on music stardom.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/73ddc6dfdbef6835a8b994aa256d652cea37cc61/219_0_1581_949/master/1581.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) From Taylor Swift to Parkland: 10 documentaries to watch in 2020 This year will see documentary makers tackle everything from unfathomable stardom to harrowing tragedy October 2019 - ![BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b9933abe4d23f9dff77a47f2deba4077ccc61550/0_100_3499_2099/master/3499.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) BP boss Bob Dudley to step down next year after a decade as CEO Chief executive lauded for rescuing oil firm from 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster May 2019 - ![TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ANDREW BEATTY (FILES) This file handout photo taken on April 21, 2010 by the US Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House blocked new leases for oil and gas drilling in sections of the Arctic and Atlantic on December 20, 2016, a high-stakes bid to forestall exploration and tie Donald Trump’s hands. The Hawaii-born president’s second year in office was dominated by the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which poured millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill could not be stopped for 87 days, devastating wildlife and fishing-dependent communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. / AFP PHOTO / US Coast Guard / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / US COAST GUARD” - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HO/AFP/Getty Images](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147/0_61_3154_1893/master/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) Trump eases regulations adopted after BP Deepwater Horizon disaster Environmental groups oppose loosening Obama-era regulations as Trump pushes to expand offshore drilling January 2019 - ![TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ANDREW BEATTY (FILES) This file handout photo taken on April 21, 2010 by the US Coast Guard shows fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House blocked new leases for oil and gas drilling in sections of the Arctic and Atlantic on December 20, 2016, a high-stakes bid to forestall exploration and tie Donald Trump’s hands. The Hawaii-born president’s second year in office was dominated by the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which poured millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. The spill could not be stopped for 87 days, devastating wildlife and fishing-dependent communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Alabama. / AFP PHOTO / US Coast Guard / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / US COAST GUARD” - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HO/AFP/Getty Images](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147/0_18_3154_1893/master/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) Trump plans to relax Obama rules for oil companies put in place after BP disaster Proposed revised rules would give oil companies more power to self-regulate their offshore drilling operations October 2018 - ![A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen\<br\>A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) oil platform is seen in the North Sea, around 100 miles east of Aberdeen in Scotland February 24, 2014. Britain urgently needs its oil and gas companies to pay for a new regulatory body to encourage industry collaboration and counter plunging North Sea production rates, a government review, the first since the mid-1990s, said on Monday. REUTERS/Andy Buchanan/pool (BRITAIN - Tags: ENERGY POLITICS BUSINESS) - LM1EA2O0Z6701](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/de9c94c58d5a19a71541d654ac52d1636fbdec0b/0_181_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### Observer business agendaRebounding oil prices buoy BP at a crucial time Shane Hickey Stricken by Deepwater Horizon for years, the company is benefiting, like its competitors, from crude’s rapid rise June 2018 - ![(FILES) A file photo taken on on April 21, 2010 shows a US Coast Guard handout image of fire boat response crews as they battle the blazing remnants of the BP operated off shore oil rig, Deepwater Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico. A drilling engineer for British oil giant BP was cleared of obstructing justice during the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, his lawyers said November 6, 2015. Kurt Mix, who worked on efforts to stop oil from gushing out of BP’s runaway well, was found guilty in 2013 of obstruction charges because he deleted text messages sent to and received from his manager. Prosecutors dropped the obstruction charges against Nix Friday after he agreed to plead guilty to a single misdemeanor charge. AFP PHOTO/US COAST GUARD/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USEHO/AFP/Getty Images](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/456cfa95932a06183cf995710878f77f5a7b8b8b/0_117_2780_1668/master/2780.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) Deepwater Horizon disaster altered building blocks of ocean life Oil spill disaster reduced biodiversity in sites closest to spill, report finds, as White House rolls back conservation measures January 2018 - ![coast guards battle the flames on the Deepwater Horizon rig](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6b797fbcc12de8a31d11a0fc81dc5044038b3147/0_31_3154_1893/master/3154.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) BP's Deepwater Horizon bill tops \$65bn Firm’s financial pain offset by rising oil prices as it winds down payouts from 2010 disaster December 2016 - ![Greenpeace activists place a banner in a protest against the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the Austrian BP headquarters in Wiener Neustadt\<br\>Greenpeace activists place a banner with the British Petroleum (BP) Logo in a protest against the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico at the Austrian BP headquarters in Wiener Neustadt July 22, 2010. Banner reads "BP out of the deep sea".](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ccd4b95ab141f2478fe5a71334eba8eec6fb765b/0_373_1700_1020/master/1700.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) Leaked BP report reveals serious near-miss accidents Costly failures show ‘urgent attention’ needed to improve how oil giant manages crucial engineering data at plants October 2016 - ![Deepwater Horizon, film still 2016](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/21b93965a387e3a66f67383471c7c09b020af81b/0_0_4096_2457/master/4096.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) ### North Sea or Great Australian Bight, oil drilling is always a risky business John Sauven - ![Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon.](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1a0d99c8ad125360164ecba53a977e7891fe19aa/0_127_3504_2102/master/3504.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=5%3A4) The 'well from hell' – my fight with BP to film Deepwater Horizon About 959 results for Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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