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An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.The term is usually given to marine oil spills, where oil is released into the ocean or coastal waters, but spills may also occur on land.
This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons, 256 Imperial gallons, 7.33 barrels, or 1165 litres.
A small oil slick was found near the shores of Sevastopol on the south western coast of Crimea on 3 January, [58] approximately 155 miles (249 kilometres) from the Kerch Strait; [59] a regional emergency was declared on 4 January by Mikhail Razvozhaev, the regional governor, after four patches of oil were found on beaches in the area. [60]
Thomas Baker Slick Sr. (12 October 1883 – 16 August 1930) was born in Shippenville, Clarion County, Pennsylvania to Johnson M. and Mary A. Baker Slick. He became notable in 1912 for discovering Oklahoma 's then-largest oil field , the Cushing Oil Field .
The Orange County oil spill on October 1, 2021, is an oil spill that deposited crude oil onto popular Southern California beaches on the West Coast of the United States.While residents reported smelling fumes, a ship noticed an oil slick that evening and reported it to federal authorities.
On July 27, the PCG reported that the ship's industrial fuel cargo began to leak, contributing to the oil spill caused by diesel fuel spilling from the vessel's fuel tank. As a result, the amount of oil spilled tripled from the initial leak on July 25, with the surface oil slick extending between 12 and 14 kilometers (7.5 and 8.7 miles).
The Torrey Canyon oil spill was one of the world's most serious oil spills. The supertanker SS Torrey Canyon ran aground on rocks off the south-west coast of the United Kingdom in 1967, spilling an estimated 25–36 million gallons (94–164 million litres) of crude oil. [ 1 ]
A 19 km (12 mi) long slick and heavy pools of oil spread onto 72 km (45 mi) of the French shoreline by northwesterly winds. Prevailing westerly winds during the following month spread the oil approximately 160 km (100 mi) east along the coast. One week after the accident, oil had reached Côtes d'Armor. Oil penetrated the sand on several ...