+
Website
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Ocean Oil: Deepwater Horizon Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of articles on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that happened on April 20, 2010. It was caused by an offshore explosion on an oil platform fifty miles southeast of the Mississippi River delta.
+
Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Ocean Oil: Offshore Petroleum

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of articles on offshore oil. Some of the topics covered include the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, oil exploration and oil reserves, oil drilling, and the history of oil and gas.