Recent Major International Oil Spills (Greater Than 1,000 Gallons)
|
Spill (gallons) |
Location |
Date |
Substance |
Source |
| 200 million |
Gulf of Mexico |
4/20/2010 |
Crude oil |
Offshore rig blowout (Deepwater Horizon) |
|
23.7 million |
Spain |
11/13/2002 |
Crude oil |
Tanker destroyed |
| 8.6 million |
Pakistan |
7/28/2003 |
Crude oil |
Tanker destroyed |
| 6.2 million |
Timor Sea, offshore Australia |
8/21/2009 |
Crude oil |
Well blowout |
| 3.7 million |
South Korea |
12/7/2007 |
Crude oil |
Tanker collision |
| 1.68 million |
Offshore Nigeria |
12/21/2011 |
Crude oil |
Transfer of crude from FPSO to tanker |
| 1.3 million |
Australia |
8/24/2009 |
Crude oil |
Offshore rig blowout |
| 800,000 |
Michigan |
7/26/2010 |
Crude oil |
Oil pipeline crack |
| 756,000 |
Singapore |
5/25/2010 |
Heavy fuel oil |
Tanker collision |
| 530,000 |
Phillippines |
8/11/2006 |
Crude oil |
Tanker destroyed |
| 475,000 |
Vietnam |
6/17/2009 |
Crude oil |
Tanker exploded |
| 400,000 |
Liaoning province, China |
7/17/2010 |
Crude oil |
Pipeline |
| 134,400 |
Bohai Bay, China |
6/17/2011 |
Crude oil and oil-based drilling mud |
Seafloor seep due to drilling |
| 126,000 |
Offshore Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil |
11/7/2011 |
Crude oil |
Seafloor seep due to drilling |
| 115,000 |
Vietnam |
4/27/2010 |
Diesel fuel |
Tanker sank |
| 93,000 |
Astrolabe Reef, offshore New Zealand |
10/5/2011 |
Heavy fuel oil |
Tanker spill (Rena) |
| 55,000 |
North Sea, United Kingdom |
8/10/2011 |
Crude oil |
Undersea pipeline |
| 25,000 |
Nightingale Island |
3/22/2011 |
Crude oil |
Cargo ship wreck |
| 22,000 |
Australia |
3/11/2009 |
Crude oil |
Cargo ship leak |
| 12,000 |
Mumbai |
8/7/2010 |
Diesel fuel |
Ship collision |
