Macondo Prospect
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Macondo Prospect is an offshore oil and gas field in the Gulf of Mexico that became infamous as the site of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macondo Prospect canonical | 2 |
| Macondo well | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydrocarbon prospect
ⓘ
offshore oil and gas field ⓘ |
| approximateDistanceFromShore |
about 41 miles off Louisiana coast
ⓘ
about 66 kilometers off Louisiana coast ⓘ |
| approximateReservoirDepth |
about 13000 feet below seafloor
ⓘ
about 4000 meters below seafloor ⓘ |
| associatedBlowout | Macondo well blowout ⓘ |
| associatedEnvironmentalImpact | Gulf of Mexico oil pollution 2010 ⓘ |
| associatedLegalCase |
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
ⓘ
surface form:
Deepwater Horizon litigation
|
| associatedWithPlatform | Deepwater Horizon ⓘ |
| blockNumber | 252 ⓘ |
| containsResource |
crude oil
ⓘ
natural gas ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem |
U.S. Gulf of Mexico offshore lease area
ⓘ
surface form:
offshore block MC252
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryJurisdiction |
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal waters
|
| dateOfMajorAccident | 2010-04-20 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | BP ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | offshore drilling ⓘ |
| drillingContractor | Transocean ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | deepwater Gulf of Mexico petroleum system ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonType | light sweet crude oil ⓘ |
| industrySector | offshore oil and gas production ⓘ |
| leaseArea | Mississippi Canyon ⓘ |
| leaseDesignation |
Mississippi Canyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Canyon 252 (MC252)
|
| licensee |
Anadarko Petroleum
ⓘ
BP ⓘ MOEX Offshore 2007 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf of Mexico
ⓘ
Mississippi Canyon ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Canyon block 252
|
| notableFor |
largest marine oil spill in history
ⓘ
major offshore drilling safety and regulatory reforms ⓘ |
| operatedBy | BP ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Gulf of Mexico deepwater plays ⓘ |
| principalOperatorAtTimeOfAccident | BP ⓘ |
| region |
Outer Continental Shelf
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
|
| regulator |
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Minerals Management Service
|
| siteOf |
2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster
ⓘ
Deepwater Horizon oil spill ⓘ |
| successorRegulator |
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
ⓘ
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement ⓘ |
| waterDepth |
approximately 1500 meters
ⓘ
approximately 5000 feet ⓘ |
| wellName |
MC252 well
ⓘ
Macondo Prospect self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Macondo well
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Macondo well