A 30-year veteran of oil spill wars ... In late April an explosive blowout of the well had turned the Deepwater Horizon, one of the world's most advanced drill rigs, into a pile of charred ...

New Orleans was significantly impacted by the spill. Its people are familiar with overwhelming disasters, understanding the ...

A lot of us longtime Floridians commemorate big events with special T-shirts. Looking back through the collection in our closet is like having a photo album made of 100% cotton. Tom Petty Concert 1995 ...

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 ...

Catastrophic oil spills like Deepwater Horizon are deadly, they’re costly ... Researchers observed dead and dying corals in deep waters southwest of the BP well, reporting that the corals were covered ...

In April 2010, there is no oil exploration operation in the Gulf of Mexico to compare with the Deepwater Horizon oil rig with its size or sheer depth of its drilling. However, the project for the ...

Ryan Dezember is based in New York and writes about commodities, including oil, natural gas, cotton, lumber and grains, as well as real ... the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and ...