The Macondo Prospect (Mississippi Canyon Block 252, abbreviated MC252) is an oil and gas prospect in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone of the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of …

The 2010 oil spill from Deepwater Horizon was an environmental disaster off the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico, on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect.

2010年4月29日 · The Macondo prospect is situated on Mississippi Canyon block 252 (MC 252), offshore Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico, USA, and is owned and operated by British Petroleum …

The Macondo Prospect was located offshore, in an area called Mississippi Canyon Block 252, roughly forty miles off the coast of Southeast Louisiana. A prospect is an exploration area …

2024年7月24日 · On April 20, 2010, the oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, operating in the Macondo Prospect in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded and sank resulting in the death of 11 …

2011年9月16日 · It was the first well to be drilled in this prospect, also known as Macondo, by a consortium of three oil companies, headed-up by multinational BP.

2020年4月23日 · A decade ago this week, BP’s drillers on the Deepwater Horizon platform lost control of a well they were drilling called Macondo, which blew out and ignited an explosion …

2024年11月13日 · The rig operated primarily in the Macondo Prospect, located in Mississippi Canyon Block 252, approximately 41 miles off the Louisiana coast. This area was known for its …

The Macondo Prospect is the name of the reservoir the Deepwater Horizon floating oil rig was attempting to tap when the blowout occurred. It holds an estimated 50 million barrels of …

On 20 April 2010, while completing work on an exploratory well in the Macondo Prospect, approximately 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana, the semi-submersible oil rig Deepwater …