However, offshore oceanic impacts are less well understood. The BP oil spill is introducing oil and methane gas into the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico. Previous studies on deepwater drilling ...

There has been no shortage of tragedy and heartbreak attached to what may already be the greatest environmental catastrophe in U.S. history. But elements of strangeness and irony have also been ...

In the sea of fines, fees and compensation BP has paid to individuals, businesses, governments and lawyers for its 2010 oil spill, one group of claimants stands out for missing out on the billions.

However, it is thought that these measures recovered or dispersed only around a third of the spilled oil. The BP spill sparked a huge amount of research into oil spills and their impacts.

An estimated 5% of the BP oil spill was burnt off the surface. Burning requires concentrating the oil on the sea surface to at least 2-3mm – relatively thick for an oil spill. It also requires ...

More than six years on from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has finally released a ‘reliable estimate’ of the final bill. Having recently taken steps to resolve all of the outstanding claims ...