Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Preliminary Assessment of Federal Financial Risks and Cost Reimbursement and Notification Policies and Procedures

Abstract

On April 20, 2010, an oil spill of national significance in the Gulf of Mexico followed an explosion on the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon (the Deepwater Horizon oil spill). The Deepwater Horizon was leased by BP America Production Company (BP) as part of the Macondo project.1 152 days later, on September 19, 2010, BP confirmed the completion of cementing operations to prevent further oil from spilling from the Macondo Prospect well to which the Deepwater Horizon was attached when it exploded. In order to coordinate the federal response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the National Incident Commander established the Deepwater Integrated Services Team (IST) consisting of 18 federal agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 12, 2010
Accession Number
ADA532570

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Coast Guard
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Electronic Mail
  • Environmental Protection
  • Law
  • Local Governments
  • Marine Transportation
  • National Governments
  • Oil Spills
  • Organizational Structure
  • Public Health
  • State Governments
  • State Law
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security