The 2016 biographical disaster movie stars Mark Wahlberg as the real-life oil rig technician Mike Williams who helped save members of the crew after the BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. The ...

What started as a routine inspection on a $350 million oil rig quickly turned into a deadly chain reaction. Gas had been building inside a sealed compartment for hours — unnoticed and under pressure.

PITTSBURG CO., OKLA. — Deputies in Pittsburg County confirm they are working an explosion near Quinton on Monday morning about 9:30 a.m. Officials tell us that about 15 workers were working on an oil ...

According to the Karnes County Sheriff's Office, one person has been injured in an oil rig explosion in Hobson, Texas. Officials say that the explosion happened around 4 p.m. The sheriff's office says ...

The first solid looks at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion are indicative of a trend of poorly regulated offshore rigs across the United States. Suggested Reading Black Man Who Saved Baby From ...

Before rig workers aboard the doomed Deepwater Horizion drilling platform performed a procedure that BP says may have been a "fundamental mistake," there was a "skirmish" between BP and Transocean ...

Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil ...

The tragic Deepwater Horizon explosion was depicted in the 2016 movie by the same name Deepwater Horizon is based on the tragic 2010 oil rig explosion and spill The 2016 movie took inspiration from ...

Deepwater Horizon tells the real story of the people who survived the 2010 oil rig explosion. The 2016 biographical disaster movie stars Mark Wahlberg as the real-life oil rig technician Mike Williams ...