Talk:Deepwater Horizon#Merge discussion

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In February 2020, there have been many articles reporting that we now know the spill was 30% larger. (sources: [https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/florida-keys/article240263391.html miamiherald], [https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/12/us/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-reach-study/index.html CNN]) － Cy21 ➜ discuss 14:13, 12 March 2020 (UTC)

The following is noted in the Aftermath section:

"rejected oil giant BP's legal challenge"

The line should be noted as:

"rejected BP's legal challenge"

There is no need in an encyclopedia to describe BP as being a "giant oil". BP is obviously a big company involved in oil production, distribution and retail sales employing 1000's of people. Descriptions such as "giant oil" or "big oil" are politically charged terms meant to be derogatory. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.90.157.248 (talk) 19:51, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

:{{done}} Beagel (talk) 19:57, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

Can the depth of 11,000 m in the first sentence be correct? The seafloor should rather be 1,500 m deep. --Mister Pommeroy (talk) 13:14, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

:Do not confuse depth of water with drilling depth. The latter (of course) going through rock... 2001:A61:348E:4201:F549:B3CB:618A:CDD1 (talk) 12:58, 21 April 2025 (UTC)