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Major Oil Spills

By ashcat123

  • Lakeview Gusher- United States, Kern County, California

    1,200,000 Tons
    9,000,000 Barrels
    378,000,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • United States, Brooklyn, New York City

    55,000– 97,000 Tons
    400,000–710,000 Barrels
    17,000,000–30,000,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • United Kingdom, Isles of Scilly 01967-03-18

    80,000–119,000 Tons
    587,000–873,000 Barrels
    24,654,000–36,666,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Iran, Gulf of Oman

    115,000 Tons
    843,000 Barrels
    35,420,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Spain, A Coruña

    100,000 Tons
    733,000 Barrels
    30,800,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • France, Brittany

    223,000 Tons
    1,635,000 Barrels
    68,684,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Mexico, Gulf of Mexico

    454,000–480,000 Tons
    3,329,000–3,520,000 Barrels
    139,818,000–147,840,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Trinidad and Tobago

    287,000 Tons
    2,105,000 Barrels
    88,396,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Greece, Pylos

    100,000 Tons
    733,000 Barrels
    30,800,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Iran, Persian Gulf

    260,000 Tons
    1,907,000 Barrels
    80,080,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • South Africa, Saldanha Bay

    252,000 Tons
    1,848,000 Barrels
    77,616,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Canada

    132,000 Tons
    968,000 Barrels
    40,656,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Kuwaiti oil lakes

    3,409,000-6,818,000 Tons
    25,000,000-50,000,000 Barrels
    1,050,000,000-2,100,000,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Gulf War oil spill- Iraq, Persian Gulf and Kuwait

    818,000–1,091,000 Tons
    6,000,000–8,000,000 Barrels
    252,000,000–336,000,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Italy, Mediterranean Sea

    144,000 Tons
    1,056,000 Barrels
    44,352,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Angola

    260,000 Tons
    1,907,000 Barrels
    80,080,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Kuwaiti oil fires

    136,000,000-205,000,000 Tons
    1,000,000,000-1,500,000,000 Barrels
    42,000,000,000-63,000,000,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Uzbekistan

    285,000 Tons
    2,090,000 Barrels
    87,780,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)

  • Deepwater Horizon- United States, Gulf of Mexico

    560,000-585,000 Tons
    4,100,000-4,300,000 Barrels
    172,000,000-180,000,000 Gallons
    (Wales, Jimmy)