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Where was the Deepwater Horizon rig located when the 2010 explosion occurred?
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Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Fireboat response crews attempt to extinguish the blaze aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, April 21, 2010.
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig was located in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 41 miles (66 km) off the coast of Louisiana, when the catastrophic explosion occurred on April 20, 2010.12