Original: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill ( also referred to as the BP oil spill , the Gulf of Mexico oil spill , the BP oil disaster , or the Macondo blowout ) is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed for three months in 2010 .
Simplified: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill ( also called the BP oil spill , the Gulf of Mexico oil spill , the BP oil disaster or the Macondo blowout ) is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico .