The Deepwater Horizon oil spill began on April 20, 2010, when an explosion damaged the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The rig's sinking on April 22 began the discharge of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.. On April 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of America, exploded and sank resulting in the death of 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon and the largest spill of oil in the history of marine oil drilling operations.
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As of June 2010, there were over 620 mobile offshore drilling rigs (jackups, semisubs, drillships, barges, etc.) available for service in the worldwide offshore rig fleet. .
Offshore drilling is a mechanical process where a is drilled below the seabed. It is typically carried out in order to explore for and subsequently extract that lies in rock formations beneath the. .
Offshore drilling is usually done from platforms generically known as mobile offshore drilling units (MODU), which can be of one of several. .
Offshore oil and gas production is more challenging than land-based installations due to the remote and harsher environment. Much of the innovation in the offshore petroleum. .
Offshore oil production involves environmental risks, most notably from oil tankers or pipelines transporting oil from the platform to onshore facilities, and from leaks and accidents on the platform (e.g. and .
Around 1891, the first submerged oil wells were drilled from platforms built on piles in the fresh waters of the in . The wells were developed by small local. .
Notable offshore fields include:• the • the (offshore , , , and )• (in the and , part of the Ventura Basin) .
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