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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This deep sea creepy-crawly gave oil workers a fright, after the unexpected visitor hitched a ride on a submarine sent from a rig in the Gulf of Mexico.

当这个不速之客搭乘了一艘从墨西哥湾钻井平台发出的潜艇后，这种深海爬行动物吓了石油工人一跳。

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In April, 2010, a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded.

英国石油公司在墨西哥湾的石油钻井平台今年4月发生了爆炸。

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Among other things, he said the company will establish a $100 million fund to support drilling-rig workers in the Gulf of Mexico who are unemployed because of the oil giant's massive spill.

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He made a few blatant public relations gaffes, such as saying he would like to get his life back, after 11 people had been killed when the drilling rig exploded in April and oil continued to gush into the Gulf.

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The rig in question is said to be located in the West Delta Block 32.

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Sea Launch, the rocket company that operates from a converted oil rig in the Pacific, has returned to flight.

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The BBC was given exclusive access to film the rig in action.

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