Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, some scientists and environmentalists worry the industry's new technology could bring ...

On April 20, 2010, while drilling oil giant BP's Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, the crew lost control of the well. There was a "blowout" that released gas and oil, leading to an explosion that ...

BP’s downfall reached its peak with the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Corporate negligence, ignored warnings, and cost-cutting decisions culminated in one of the worst environmental catastrophes in ...

On this day in economic and business history ... A thick, black cloud of smoke rose from the Gulf of Mexico on the evening of April 20, 2010. A fierce explosion had ripped through the Deepwater ...

Ramanan Krishnamoorti envisions a world where accidents like the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill can be prevented. So more than a year ago, Krishnamoorti and his team at the University of Houston ...

In 2002, BP’s Ocean King rig suffered a major accident that released highly flammable methane into the ocean. 8 years later, the Deepwater Horizon disaster made it clear that no lessons had been ...

Transocean Deepwater Inc. has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) and to pay a total of $1.4 billion in civil and criminal fines and penalties for its conduct in relation to ...

If you live around the Gulf of Mexico, you already know the significance of April 20. It’s a date with lasting footprints on the beaches along our coast, from Florida to Texas. Fifteen years ago this ...

HOUSTON — Citing what it called “overt errors” and “rank speculation,” Deepwater Horizon rig owner Transocean on Wednesday urged the Coast Guard to revise a recent draft investigation report that ...