The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

Good on Eva for taking a stand instead of taking silence. Her forcing those documents to be released is amazing.

i live in Pensacola FL, on the Gulf Coast that was affected by this oil spill. i was a junior in high school and watched our tourist industry die essentially overnight because of it. 10+ years later, we still have oil washing up on the shore on occasion. i will NEVER forget this event, nor forgive BP for this tragedy.

My dad was one of the survivors of the fire. He had major burns and was in the hospital for months. I was 2 years old at the time

Props to Eva Rowe for not settling and fighting back. BP executives must've felt really stupid in their high-rise corporate offices when a 100k plus odd fix ended up costing them 1 billion.

Ms. Rowe single handedly took on BP more than any state, government office or anyone else like no other. What a courageous and strong woman. She got more from BP than any other source including documents!

Dude with the NDA did a bang up job of getting his opinion on video without violating his order

I think this should have gotten a mention: The oil giant British Petroleum (BP) actually hired PR professionals to invent a concept designed to blame individuals, not fossil fuel companies, for climate change. And it was BP that revealed the phrase "carbon footprint", along with a "carbon footprint calculator" in 2004.

I live in Texas City, Texas. I'll never forget the day our BP plant blew up. I was at school on Galveston island, about 16 miles from the plant. We were outside walking to Chapel that morning and it sounded like a bomb went off in the distance. The noise stopped all of us in our tracks. My mother was in Texas City at the post office. She said the noise was so loud it made her ears ring and the windows of the building literally rippled. It was a horrendous, heartbreaking day. We knew several people there that day, one of whom was a team leader that lost every single person in his group. He was the only survivor. The survivors guilt eats him alive to this day. After the Texas City Disaster of 1947 that is generally considered the worst industrial accident in U.S. history, injuring over 4,000 and killing over 500, you'd think that the oil refineries would have taken note to ensure nothing like that happened to them. Seen just how easily a small, simple thing can cause so much destruction and large scale fatal consequences. I've lived in Texas City all my nearly 29 years of life, and it was just common knowledge that the BP plant was a mess. My father worked for another refinery nearby when he was young and has said that safety is often put on the back burner at refineries; profit is the primary focus at many companies. That BP plant in particular was in desperate need of repairs, and a few parts had barely been touched since the 1940's. They had been warned REPEATEDLY, over a period of YEARS, IN WRITING that if the safety issues were not addressed, there could be, and likely WOULD BE, a catastrophic situation. But, they continued to ignore them and cut costs by cutting safety standards. I've become so accustomed to the numerous refineries in my city that I often forget just how quickly something even more catastrophic than BP could happen. I also have to wonder just how many things I've been exposed to after hearing that bit about them releasing toxic gases for 40 days without telling anyone. With their reputation, who knows what all they did over the years. BP no longer has a refinery here, but I sincerely hope they have finally learned their lesson after all the death and suffering they've caused over the years. But it's hard to be optimistic with their sordid history. I mean, they obviously didn't learn enough because Deep Water Horizon happened just several years after Texas City. I also hope that the remaining refineries here took note from BP's failures and are not so reckless and not so quick to brush off serious, legitimate concerns about safety... even one accident is tragic. But BP has had far too many for it to be called coincidence. And several had significant loss of life. It wasn't like they were all minor accidents that didn't seriously hurt or kill anyone. It boils down to pure, unadulterated greed at the expense of the lives of those that do the hardest, most dangerous work: not the suits and the big wigs at the top of the company, but the people that work their assess off every day on the oil rigs and at the refineries; people just trying to make a living and provide for their families, who shouldn't have to worry about their loved dying on the job because of negligence.

Thanks Frontline, I'm currently writing a paper for a class all about this event right now. Great timing! Always look forward to watching these.

My dad worked for Amaco @ the TC facility in the 70's. He developed COPD 10 yrs ago in his 60's, which has ruined his retirement. No Dr or anyone else will admit this is linked to his exposure to toxic chemicals in the refineries.

Watched this when it first aired,BP is a very dangerous corporation,and this is the best investigative news program on television.

BP: "The other lines still in operation aren't showing this problem at all." Narrator: "Two days later, there was another spill."

adds to downloads immediately so I can sleep to this

The saying “you can have it cheap, fast and good but you can only pick two out of the three” applies here.

so at 6:25 the paper says $150 million but the narrator said $150k and within the next couple of scenes the 150M was changed on the so-called paper to $150k. did anyone else catch that?

"Hey let's give corporations the rights of individuals" Well as a result shouldn't they face consequences the same way an individual does? "Hell no, they're corporations, not individuals" Logic checks out

My dad's vessel was one of the first to respond to the Deepwater Horizon explosion. He was a captain on a supply boat at the time. He spent a month offshore helping with the cleanup. He started working in the Gulf of Mexico in the mid-70s and said this was the worst thing he's ever seen. He said it was a nightmare come true.

That day was a panic day until I found out it wasn’t the rig my uncle worked on!! Then it was heartbreak thinking of the families that had to endure such sadness and grief!! My heart goes out to them!!

Eva Rowe, good for you for standing up against them and doing what you did. You almost certainly saved many lives !

As a safety coordinator this is a clear example of no safety culture! Shame on BP!