The oil slick resulted from an accident at the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

这片浮油是由于处于墨西哥湾的“深海地平线”钻井平台的一次事故造成的。

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Just how much oil has spilled from Deepwater Horizon?

深水地平线已漏油几许？

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Deepwater Horizon's failure demoralized the whole nation.

而“深水地平线”的失败则使整个美国都觉面上无光。

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On April twentieth an oil drilling rig, the Deepwater Horizon, exploded and sank about eighty kilometers from the Louisiana coast.

VOA: special.2010.05.04

But he said it was too early to say what caused the April twentieth explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.

VOA: special.2010.06.19

BP is the British-based energy company that operated the well and leased the Deepwater Horizon from the rig's owner,Transocean.

VOA: special.2011.04.23

Look for Apache to sell off some of these deepwater fields as the year goes on.

FORBES: Apache Plans $4B In Asset Sales - Will It Be Enough To Get Investors Excited?

The Deepwater Horizon incident appears destined to have a similar or even greater impact.

FORBES: Will The Gulf Spill Derail Offshore Drilling?

This year, the industry has witnessed 46 ultra-deepwater contracts being signed, the highest level since 2008.

FORBES: Transocean Jacks Up Its Outlook On Deepwater Boon