The drilling platform Deepwater Horizon exploded on April 20, 2010 and sank two days later. The oil spill from the well could only be stopped 87 days later.
* Governmental estimate; see .
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Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico - disposed oil as of 2010
This statistic depicts the amount of oil removed after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. A total of approximately ** barrels of oil have been collected or flared. The U.S. government estimated the total amount of oil spilled to some *** million barrels.
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BP. (March 2, 2011). Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
BP. "Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels)." Chart. March 2, 2011. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
BP. (2011). Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
BP. "Quantity of Disposed Oil after The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in The Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in Barrels)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 2 Mar 2011, /statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
BP, Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels) [Graph], BP, March 2, 2011. [Online]. Available: /statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
