Huffington Post | US Supreme Court Rejects BP, Anadarko Bids To Avoid Gulf Oil Spill Penalties Huffington Post The April 20, 2010, Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion and Macondo oil well rupture killed 11 workers and caused the largest offshore environmental disaster in U.S. history, polluting large parts of the Gulf, killing marine wildlife and harming ... Court rejects oil spill appeal bid Supreme Court won't hear appeal over Gulf oil spill US Supreme Court: Oil Firms at Fault for Gulf of Mexico Spill |