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  2. Ixtoc I oil spill - Wikipedia

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    Ixtoc 1 was an exploratory oil well being drilled by the semi-submersible drilling rig Sedco 135 in the Bay of Campeche of the Gulf of Mexico, about 100 km (62 mi) northwest of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche in waters 50 m (164 ft) deep. [2] On 3 June 1979, the well suffered a blowout resulting in the largest oil spill in history at

  3. Corporate Polluters: The 10 Biggest Environmental Payouts

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    We didn't adjust for inflation, which means that PEMEX's 1979 Ixtoc 1 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was pushed off the list. We also didn't include cases that are still in litigation; Honeywell ...

  4. Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (May 2010)

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    It notes the Ixtoc I oil spill which was finally stopped by the two relief well approach after nine months and 22 days. Ixtoc was in 150 feet of water and had a depth of 11,625 feet. [67] May 31; BP announces plan to slice the leaking pipe, placing a cap on it and channeling the oil to surface ships. [4]

  5. Timeline of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (July 2010)

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    NOAA projections issued July 2 on probability of oil coming ashore. July 1 Total estimated discharge since the start reaches 140,600,000 US gallons (530,000 m 3) – topping 140-million-US-gallon (530,000 m 3) Ixtoc I oil spill that was the previous biggest in the Gulf of Mexico.

  6. Bay of Campeche - Wikipedia

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    In 2003, it was the second most productive oil field in the world, then supplying about two thirds of Mexico's crude oil output, but it went into a steep decline soon thereafter. On June 3, 1979, Ixtoc I , an exploratory oil well located in the bay, suffered a blowout that caused a catastrophic explosion, resulting in what has been ranked as ...

  7. Energy accidents - Wikipedia

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    June 3, 1979: Ixtoc I oil spill. The Ixtoc I exploratory oil well suffered a blowout resulting in the third largest oil spill and the second largest accidental spill in history. November 20, 1980: A Texaco oil rig drilled into a salt mine transforming the Lake Peigneur, a freshwater lake before the accident, into a salt water lake.

  8. Nearly 10 years after California oil spill, plan to ...

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    Plans to restart a pipeline in Santa Barbara County have angered residents worried about an oil spill similar to the massive one near Refugio State Beach in 2015.

  9. List of industrial disasters - Wikipedia

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    June 3, 1979: Ixtoc oil spill. The Ixtoc I exploratory oil well suffered a blowout resulting in the third-largest oil spill and the second-largest accidental spill in history. March 1980: The Alexander L. Kielland, a Norwegian semi-submersible drilling rig, capsized while working in the Ekofisk oil field, killing 123 people.