BBC News - BP oil disaster

8 February 2012 Last updated at 06:24 ET

Mapped: eco-impact of the BP oil spill

One year on, what is the environmental legacy of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and was it as bad as feared?

The impact

Counting the cost The cost of Deepwater Horizon to BP itself

Effect on the environment It was the biggest but was it the worst?

The investigation

'Bad management' led to BP spill Report warns spill could happen again

Failure of an industry Mark Mardell on the fallout from the BP disaster

The leak

Stopping the oil An interactive guide to how BP stopped the oil

Mapping the slick How the oil spread from the leaking well

Background

Q&A: Scale of BP oil spill

Estimates of the amount of oil escaping from BP's damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico have gone from 1,000 barrels a day to as much as 60,000 barrels - why?
Timeline: BP oil spill

A timeline of events since the 20 April start of the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
The story so far
Alaska town heals from 1989 oil spill
1979 spill still haunts Mexicans
Why BP needs a new leader Watch
Which way forward for BP?
BP facing 7-year US offshore ban
BP boss Tony Hayward's gaffes
Profile: Tony Hayward
Profile: Bob Dudley

Battling the spill

See the efforts to tackle the disaster

The clean-up

Desperate operation to control the slick

Satellite view

Nasa shows the extent of the slick

How the well was capped

A graphic guide to stopping the leak

Features & Analysis

'Monster under the water' Watch

Photographer Melanie Burford visits the fishing community of Delacroix Island, Louisiana
Audio slideshow: Oil spill pelicans

The BBC's Robyn Bresnahan spent a day at the Fort Jackson Bird Rescue Centre in southern Louisiana
Global deepwater oil production

After the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, what is the future for deepwater oil drilling?
The taboo of praising BP

Some quiet words of praise for BP in the Gulf

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