Ten Largest Oil Spills
1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf.
2. April 20, 2010 – An explosion occurs on board the BP-contracted Transocean Ltd. Deepwater Horizon oil rig, releasing approximately 168 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
3. June 3, 1979 – Ixtoc 1, an exploratory well, blows out, spilling 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche off the coast of Mexico.
4. March 2, 1992 – A Fergana Valley oil well in Uzbekistan blows out, spilling 88 million gallons of oil.
5. February 1983 – An oil well in the Nowruz Oil Field in Iran begins spilling oil. One month later, an Iraqi air attack increases the amount of oil spilled to approximately 80 million gallons of oil.
Oil Spills Fast Facts
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along the coast of texas this weekend after an oil barge collided with another ship. cleanup crews are working to contain the spill, but according to the u.s. coast guard, the oil is not only in the galveston bay but is also drifting further out to the gulf of mexico. this comes almost exactly 25 years to the day after captain joseph hazelwood, who had allegedly been drinking, made this call off the remote part of alaska. exxon valdez, over. valdez traffic. yeah. it s valdez back. we should be on your radar there. we ve fetched up hard aground north of goose island off bligh
168,000 gallons of oil spilled into the galveston bay along the coast of texas this weekend after an oil barge collided with another ship. cleanup crews are working to contain the spill, but according to the u.s. coast guard, the oil is not only in the galveston bay but is also drifting further out to the gulf of mexico. this comes almost exactly 25 years to the day after captain joseph hazelwood, who had allegedly been drinking, made this call off the remote part of alaska. exxon valdez, over. valdez traffic. yeah. it s valdez back. we should be on your radar there. we ve fetched up hard aground north of goose island off bligh reef. and evidently, leaking some oil and we re going to be here for a