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Geology
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Astronomy
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Meteorology
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Oceanography
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Detailed explanation-1: -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 workers on the Deepwater Horizon and the largest spill of oil in the history of marine oil drilling operations.
Detailed explanation-2: -The largest marine oil spill in all of U.S. history was the Deepwater Horizon spill. On April 20, 2010, an explosion occurred on the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 people. Before it was capped three months later, approximately 134 million gallons of oil had spilled into the ocean.
Detailed explanation-3: -Group 1: Gasoline Products. Group 2: Diesel-Like Products/Light Crude Oils. Group 3: Medium Crude Oils/Intermediate Products.
Detailed explanation-4: -1 – The Odyssey Spill (1998) 3 – The Amoco Cadiz Spill (1978) 4 – The Castillo de Bellver Spill (1983) 5 – The Nowruz Oil Field Spill (1983) 6 – The Kolva River Spill (1994) 7 – The Atlantic Empress Spill (1979) More items •06-Aug-2021