Crude flowed from the stricken Macondo well for nearly 90 days before it was finally capped.
Containment proved arduous, but the US judicial system has proved even more of a marathon.
For all that, the company, the wider industry and even the coastline have staged something of a recovery from the worst US maritime pollution incident in history.
The industry’s reputation was tarnished, but the oil and gas sector has moved on, albeit with safety higher up the agenda.
