Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Aftermath (2010–2016)

1. Macondo well blowout ignites Deepwater Horizon

   Apr 20, 2010Labels: Deepwater Horizon, Macondo well, BP

   • Britannica
   • DOI Report

2. Deepwater Horizon rig sinks in Gulf

   Apr 22, 2010Labels: Deepwater Horizon, Gulf of

   • USCSB
   • Deepwater Horizon

3. U.S. pauses deepwater drilling after spill

   May 1, 2010Labels: U S, deepwater drilling

   • CNBC
   • BSEE History

4. BP claims facility begins taking spill claims

   Aug 23, 2010Labels: Gulf Coast, Kenneth Feinberg

   • PBS
   • GCCF

5. Macondo well declared effectively sealed

   Sep 19, 2010Labels: Macondo well, relief well

   • Deepwater Horizon
   • USCSB

6. Deepwater drilling moratorium is lifted

   Oct 12, 2010Labels: Obama administration, deepwater drilling

   • CNBC
   • BSEE History

7. National commission issues final spill report

   Jan 12, 2011Labels: President's National

   • GOV UK
   • Congress gov

8. Offshore safety regulator BSEE is established

   Oct 1, 2011Labels: Bureau of, Department of

   • BSEE History
   • CRS Report

9. BP and plaintiffs reach major settlement framework

   Apr 17, 2012Labels: BP, Plaintiffs Steering

   • BP Release

10. RESTORE Act directs penalties to Gulf restoration

    Jul 6, 2012Labels: RESTORE Act, Gulf Coast

    • Treasury
    • ELI

11. BP reaches U.S. criminal resolution over spill

    Nov 15, 2012Labels: BP, U S

    • BP Release
    • FBI Archive

12. Federal judge finds BP grossly negligent

    Sep 4, 2014Labels: U S, BP

    • Britannica
    • ELI Blog

13. BP agrees to $18.7B settlement in principle

    Jul 2, 2015Labels: BP, federal and

    • BP Release
    • Forbes

14. Court enters final BP consent decree

    Apr 4, 2016Labels: Federal court, BP consent

    • DOJ
    • LA CPRA