On April 20, 2010, an explosion and fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit, which was owned and operated by Transocean and drilling for BP …

Piper Alpha exploded and collapsed under the effect of sustained gas jet fires in the night between 6 and 7 July 1988, killing 165 of the men on board (30 of whose bodies were never …

Jul 8, 2023 · At least two people were killed and one person is missing after a fire broke out Friday at the Nohoch Alfa offshore platform at the Bay of Campeche, in the Gulf of Mexico, the state …

Oil well fires are oil or gas wells that have caught on fire and burn. They can be the result of accidents, arson, or natural events, such as lightning. They can exist on a small scale, such as …

5 days ago · Deepwater Horizon oil spill, largest marine oil spill in history, caused by an April 20, 2010, explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig—located in the Gulf of Mexico, …

Apr 7, 2024 · At least one contractor was killed after a fire struck an offshore platform operated by Mexico's national oil company Pemex, the firm said in a statement on Sunday, adding that two …

Jul 10, 2023 · A fire that broke out on a Pemex offshore oil platform on Friday killed two workers and held up 700,000 barrels of oil production, the company has confirmed.

Video showed the scene from the Louisiana rig as fires raged. A large plume or bright, orange-red flames emerged from the metal structure and clouds of fire-lit smoke lit up the night sky. The...

Jul 28, 2010 · In the chaotic aftermath of the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, a poorly orchestrated effort to knock down the towering blaze may have inadvertently led to the sinking …

Jun 18, 2010 · It was 9:30 p.m. April 20, and Barron was working to control a drill that descended 5,000 feet below the muddy waters of the Gulf of Mexico, cutting a path to a mother lode of …