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Fast Facts

Date

4/20/2010

Location

Gulf of Mexico

Culprit

British Petroleum

Accomplices

Transocean, Halliburton

Cause

Explosion on rig

Motive

Accidental

Estimated Cost

$11.6 billion

Estimated Disaster Amount

4.9 million barrels

Shoreline Oiled

1,053 miles

Largest Reported Slick

24,435 square kilometers

Related Deaths

11 initial, 2 response, 2 suicides

Injured

17