This investigation breaks down exactly what happened on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and how the Macondo well blew out. We examine the pressure tests, the cement job, and the blowout preventer ...

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A review of significant industrial explosions in the U.S. reveals alarming incidents, including those at BP Texas City ...

PLAQUEMINE, La. — Fourteen years ago, on April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, sent flames shooting high into the sky about 40 miles off the coast ...

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 ...

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 ...