On April 20, 2010 an oil well associated with the Macondo Prospect oil field under the supervision of BP oil, located southeast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, exploded, releasing massive amounts of oil. Before the Florida oil spill, BP oil planned to drill 18,000 feet, prepping the area to be a valuable subsea producer. However, the explosive blowout was feeding a gusher estimated to be leaking 12,000 to 19,000 barrels per day. This catastrophic 2010 oil spill has visually expanded to the size of Rhode Island. (more…)