Top 10 Biggest Oil Spills In History


Following is the list of Top 10 Biggest Oil Spills In History:


 S.No. Oil Spill LocationGallons 
 1Gulf War, 1991Kuwait 240 to 336 million 
 2 Ixtoc 1 Oil Well, 1979Bay of Campeche, Mexico 140 million 
 3 Atlantic Empress, 1979Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies 88.3 million 
 4 Fergana Valley, 1992Uzbekistan 87.7 million 
 5 Nowruz Oil Field, 1983Persian Gulf 80 million 
 6 ABT Summer, 1991Off the coast of Angola 80 million 
 7 Castillo de Bellver, 1983Off Saldanha Bay, South Africa 78.5 million 
 8 Amoco Cadiz, 1978Off Brittany, France 68.7 million 
 9 Odyssey Oil Spill, 1988700 nautical miles off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada 43 million 
 10 M/T Haven Tanker, 1991Genoa, Italy 42 million 
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