Skimming vessels are working to contain and recover oil from a spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast, which the U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday estimated to be at least 1.1 million gallons.

T he 2010 Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon was the largest accidental oil spill in history. With almost 100 million gallons (379 million liters) of oil combined with dispersants suggested to ...

On the walls of the largest "war room," huge video screens flashed spill maps and response ... term decline in shallow-water oil production. The Gulf of Mexico now accounts for 30 percent of ...

The widespread pollution from the BP oil spill caused fishing closures across 88,500 square miles. The Gulf of Mexico is home to more than 500 fish species, with new species continuing to be ...

'No-one gives a s*** here': Watch Orlando gunman rant about 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill in documentary ...

The Justice Department and five states on Monday announced a $20 billion final settlement of claims arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP has reached an $18.7 ...

When I first ventured into the Gulf of Mexico in the 1950s ... or displaced by one of 50,000 oil and gas wells drilled since the middle of the 20th century. Some places have been deliberately ...

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a disaster that will affect wildlife in the oceans and on the shores for a long time. But can microorganisms come to the rescue? bacteria constitute a ...

The spill affected the shorelines of five states- Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida- crippling the ecosystems and local economies. Oil giant BP has agreed to pay $20bn to settle ...

British energy company BP had one of its best years in terms of new exploration despite a reputation damaged by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, an executive said. A House Republican leader accused ...