50 miles off the coast of Louisiana (the middle of the Gulf of Mexico).
The oil spill occurred in Mississippi canyon block 252 about 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico.
about 50,000 miles
Around gulf coast
The BP oil spill is approximately 48 miles from the closest shore line around RedFish Bay, New Orleans. The BP oil spill is approximately 130 miles from New Orleans. Coordinates: Oil Spill (28.73667,-88.38716) RedFish Bay ~ (29.101, -89.064) New Orleans (29.954 -90.075)
6,500 km2 at an estimate.
BP British Petroleum is solely responsible for the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana.
about 1 mile deep.
Note that there have been many spills in the Gulf of Mexico. The BP gulf oil spill occurred about 60 miles SE of Louisiana, 130 miles SE of New Orleans.
1,100
off the south coast of Florida
No, as of 10-Jun-2010 the Gulf oil spill had not reached the Texas coast. Earlier reports in the media of oil on Texas beaches were determined false according to Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson.