Spill or vessel |
Location |
Dates |
Tonnes (min) |
Tonnes (max) |
Owner |
Ref(s)
|
Gulfstream
|
Bonaire
|
27 February 2024
|
|
4,773
|
|
[1]
[2]
|
El Palito Refinery
|
Venezuela, Golfo Triste
|
December 2023
|
|
|
Petróleos de Venezuela
|
[3]
|
2023 Marco Polo oil spill
|
Sweden,
Karlshamn,
Blekinge
|
22 October 2023
|
150
|
180
|
TT-Line
|
[4]
|
Poole Harbour oil spill
|
United Kingdom,
Wytch Farm,
Poole Harbour,
Dorset
|
26 March 2023
|
|
6
|
Perenco
|
[5]
|
2023 Princess Empress oil spill
|
Philippines,
Pola, Oriental Mindoro
|
28 February 2023
|
881
|
881
|
RDC Reield Marine Services
|
[6]
|
2022 Keystone Pipeline oil spill
|
United States,
Washington County, Kansas
|
7 December 2022
|
18,516.94
|
18,516.94
|
TC Energy
|
[7]
|
2022 Cheshire oil truck rollover
|
United States,
Cheshire, Connecticut
|
11 February 2022
|
62.98
|
62.98
|
Libretti and Sons Fuel
|
[8]
|
2022 Callao oil spill
|
Ventanilla District,
Callao,
Peru
|
15 January 2022
|
1,626.39
|
1,861.68
|
Repsol
|
[9]
|
2021 New Orleans oil spill
|
United States,
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
|
27 December 2021
|
944.11
|
944.11
|
PBF Energy
|
[10]
[11]
|
2021 Orange County oil spill
|
United States,
Orange County, California shoreline
|
1 October 2021
|
424.42
|
424.42
|
Amplify Energy
|
[12]
[13]
|
2021 Mediterranean oil spill/Emerald
[a]
|
Israel,
Lebanon,
Mediterranean shoreline
|
11 February 2021
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Emerald Marine Ltd
[15]
|
[16]
|
Chevron Richmond Refinery
|
United States,
Richmond, California
|
9 February 2021
|
1.9
|
1.9
|
Chevron Corporation
|
[17]
|
2020 Colonial Pipeline oil spill
|
United States,
North Carolina,
Huntersville
|
14 August 2020
|
63,000
|
63,000
|
Colonial Pipeline
|
[18]
[19]
|
El Palito Refinery
|
Venezuela, Golfo Triste
|
8 August 2020
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
Petróleos de Venezuela
|
[20]
|
2020 Pointe D'Esny
MV Wakashio oil spill
|
Mauritius, Ile Aux Aigrettes and
Mahébourg
|
25 July 2020
|
1,300
|
4,300
|
Wakashio Suisan Company Limited, Kagoshima, Japan
|
[21]
[22]
|
Trans Mountain oil spill
|
Canada,
British Columbia,
Abbotsford
|
14 June 2020
|
118.5
|
184.87
|
Trans Mountain
|
[23]
|
Norilsk diesel fuel spill
|
Russia,
Norilsk,
Krasnoyarsk Krai
|
29 May 2020
|
17,500
|
17,500
|
Nornickel
|
[24]
[25]
|
Tanker truck pumping out sludge from a vessel
|
New Zealand,
Tauranga,
Bay of Plenty
|
30 March 2020
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
|
[26]
[27]
|
T. G. Williams Well No. 1 tank battery
|
United States, Texas, Oakland Creek, Longview
|
30 March 2020
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Fortune Resources
|
[28]
|
Greka Energy oil facility
|
United States, California,
Santa Maria
|
30 March 2020
|
|
|
Greka Energy
|
[29]
|
True Oil pipeline
|
United States,
North Dakota, Red Wing Creek
|
27 March 2020
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
True Oil LLC
|
[30]
|
Tanker truck rollover
|
United States,
California,
Santa Maria,
Cuyama River
|
21 March 2020
|
14.6
|
19.5
|
|
[31]
[32]
|
Keystone Pipeline 2019 spill
|
United States,
North Dakota,
Walsh County, North Dakota
|
29 October 2019
|
1,240
|
1,240
|
TransCanada Corporation
|
[33]
|
Willowton Oil
|
South Africa,
KwaZulu-Natal, near
Pietermaritzburg and
Durban
|
August 2019
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Willowton Group
|
[34]
|
North East Brazil oil spill (suspected source: NM Bouboulina)
|
Brazil, 733 km from
Paraiba
|
29 July 2019
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Delta Tankers Ltd.
|
[35]
|
Guarello Island iron ore export terminal diesel spill
|
Chile,
Guarello Island,
Magallanes Region
|
27 July 2019
|
35.4
|
35.4
|
Compañía de Acero del Pacífico
|
[36]
[37]
|
MV Chrysanthi S bunkering spill at sea
|
South Africa,
Algoa Bay,
Port of Ngqura
|
6 July 2019
|
0.2
|
0.4
|
SA Marine Fuels (bunkering service company)
|
[38]
[39]
|
MV Solomon Trader fuel oil spill
|
Solomon Islands,
Rennell Island
|
5 February 2019
|
75
|
80
|
South Express Ltd
|
[40]
[41]
|
SeaRose FPSO production ship spill
|
Canada,
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
|
16 November 2018
|
219
|
219
|
Husky Energy
|
[42]
[43]
|
Ulysse-Virginia collision
|
North of
Corsica (international waters)
|
October 2018
|
|
|
|
[44]
|
Port Erin diesel spill (source unknown)
|
Isle of Man
|
23 July 2018
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
[45]
|
Doon, Iowa derailment
|
United States,
Lyon County, Iowa
|
22 June 2018
|
520
|
520
|
BNSF Railway
|
[46]
|
Sanchi oil tanker collision with CF Crystal
|
East China Sea
|
6 January 2018
|
138,000
|
138,000
|
National Iranian Tanker Company
|
[47]
|
Keystone Pipeline 2017 spill
|
United States,
Marshall County, South Dakota
|
16 November 2017
|
1,322
|
1,322
|
TransCanada Corporation
|
[48]
|
Delta House floating production platform spill
|
United States,
Gulf of Mexico, near
Louisiana
|
11 October 2017 – 12 October 2017
|
1,080
|
1,280
|
LLOG Exploration
|
[49]
[50]
|
Agia Zoni II
|
Greece,
Saronic Gulf,
Salamis
|
10 September 2017
|
2,500
|
2,500
|
Fos Petroleum SA
|
[51]
|
East River insulating oil spill
|
United States,
New York
|
7 May 2017
|
97
|
101
|
Con Edison
|
[52]
|
Energy Transfer Partners Dakota Access Pipeline Leak
|
United States,
North Dakota
|
4 April 2017
|
0.27
|
0.27
|
Energy Transfer Partners
|
[53]
|
Ennore oil spill
|
India,
Chennai,
Ennore Port
|
28 January 2017
|
251
|
251
|
Darya Shipping Solutions
|
[54]
[55]
[56]
|
Belle Fourche pipeline leak
|
United States,
North Dakota,
Billings County,
Ash Coulee Creek
|
5 December 2016
|
571
|
571
|
Belle Fourche Pipeline Company
|
[57]
|
Fox Creek pipeline leak
|
Canada,
Alberta,
Fox Creek
|
6 October 2016
|
240
|
240
|
Trilogy Energy
|
[58]
|
BP Clair production platform, North Sea
|
United Kingdom,
Shetland, Clair platform
|
2 October 2016
|
105
|
105
|
S.McDonald
|
[59]
|
2016 Colonial Pipeline leak
|
United States,
Shelby County, Alabama
|
12 September 2016
|
1,092
|
1,092
|
Colonial Pipeline Co
|
[60]
|
North Battleford pipeline spill
|
Canada,
Saskatchewan,
North Battleford
|
21 July 2016
|
170
|
210
|
Husky Energy
|
[61]
|
ConocoPhillips Canada pipeline spill
|
Canada,
Alberta,
Grande Cache
|
9 June 2016
|
323
|
323
|
ConocoPhillips
|
[62]
|
2016 Union Pacific oil train fire
|
United States,
Oregon,
Mosier
|
3 June 2016
|
152
|
152
|
Union Pacific Railroad
|
[63]
|
Denbury Resources Bowman County Oil SPill
|
United States,
North Dakota
Bowman County
|
18 May 2016
|
44
|
44
|
Denbury Resources
|
[64]
|
Shell Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Brutus offshore platform
|
United States,
Gulf of Mexico, near
Louisiana
|
12 May 2016
|
316
|
316
|
Royal Dutch Shell
|
[65]
|
Keystone Pipeline 2016 spill
|
United States,
Menno, South Dakota
|
2 April 2016
|
55
|
55
|
TransCanada Corporation
|
[66]
|
Refugio oil spill
|
United States,
California, near
Refugio State Beach
|
19 May 2015
|
330
|
330
|
Plains All American Pipeline
|
[67]
|
MV Marathassa
bunker fuel spill
|
Canada,
British Columbia,
English Bay (Vancouver)
|
13 April 2015
|
2.3
|
2.3
|
Alassia NewShips Management Inc.
|
[68]
|
Illinois train derailment
|
United States,
Illinois, near
Galena
|
5 March 2015
|
1,300
|
1,300
|
BNSF Railway
|
[69]
|
2015 Yellowstone River oil spill
|
United States,
Montana, near
Glendive
|
17 January 2015
|
41
|
160
|
Bridger Pipeline LLC
|
[70]
[71]
|
Black Sea oil pipeline spill
|
Russia,
Tuapse, near
Black Sea
|
24 December 2014
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Transneft
|
[72]
|
2014 Israeli oil spill
|
Israel,
Eilat,
Trans-Israel pipeline
|
6 December 2014
|
1,948
|
4,300
|
Eilat Ashkelon Pipeline Company
|
[73]
|
Mid-Valley Pipeline
|
United States,
Louisiana,
Mooringsport
|
13 October 2014
|
546
|
546
|
Sunoco
|
[74]
|
Lake Michigan oil spill
|
United States,
Indiana,
Whiting refinery
|
24 March 2014
|
2
|
5
|
BP
|
[75]
[76]
[77]
|
MV Miss Susan/MV Summer Wind
|
United States,
Texas,
Houston Ship Channel
|
22 March 2014
|
546
|
546
|
Kirby Corporation
|
[78]
[79]
|
North Dakota pipeline spill
|
United States,
North Dakota, Hiland
|
21 March 2014
|
110
|
110
|
Hiland Crude LLC
|
[80]
|
North Dakota train collision
|
United States,
North Dakota, Casselton
|
30 December 2013
|
1,300
|
1,300
|
BNSF Railway
|
[81]
|
Bullenbaai
|
Curaçao,
Bullenbaai, Isla refinery
|
1 November 2013
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Petróleos de Venezuela
|
[82]
|
North Dakota pipeline spill
|
United States,
North Dakota,
Tioga
|
25 September 2013 – 29 September 2013
|
2,810
|
2,810
|
Tesoro
|
[83]
[84]
|
Rayong oil spill
|
Thailand,
Rayong/
Ko Samet,
Gulf of Thailand
|
27 July 2013
|
43
|
163
|
PTT Global Chemical
|
[85]
[86]
|
Lac-Mégantic derailment
|
Canada,
Québec,
Lac-Mégantic
|
6 July 2013
|
4,830
|
4,830
|
|
[87]
|
Cushing storage terminal
|
United States,
Oklahoma,
Cushing
|
18 May 2013
|
340
|
340
|
Enbridge Energy Partners
|
[88]
[89]
|
Mayflower
|
United States,
Arkansas,
Mayflower
|
30 March 2013
|
680
|
950
|
ExxonMobil
|
[90]
|
Magnolia refinery
|
United States,
Arkansas,
Magnolia
|
9 March 2013
|
680
|
760
|
Delek Logistics
|
[91]
[92]
|
Bullenbaai
|
Curaçao,
Bullenbaai
|
7 November 2012
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Petróleos de Venezuela
|
[82]
[93]
|
Arthur Kill storage tank diesel spill (
Hurricane Sandy)
|
United States,
New Jersey,
Sewaren
|
29 October 2012
|
1,090
|
1,130
|
Exxon
|
[94]
[95]
|
Curaçao
|
Curaçao, Isla refinery and Jan Kok nature preserve
|
17 August 2012
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Petróleos de Venezuela
|
[96]
[97]
|
Sundre, Alberta
|
Canada,
Sundre
|
8 June 2012
|
410
|
410
|
|
[98]
|
Guarapiche River
|
Venezuela,
Maturín,
Monagas
|
4 February 2012
|
680
|
41,000
|
PDVSA
|
[99]
[100]
|
Nigeria
|
Nigeria,
Bonga Field
|
21 December 2011
|
5,500
|
5,500
|
Royal Dutch Shell
|
[101]
|
TK Bremen
|
France,
Brittany,
Erdeven
|
16 December 2011
|
220
|
220
|
Blue Atlantic Shipping
|
[102]
|
Campos Basin
|
Brazil,
Campos Basin, Frade Field
|
7 November 2011 – 15 November 2011
|
89
|
400
|
Chevron Corporation
|
[103]
[104]
|
Rena oil spill
|
New Zealand,
Tauranga,
Bay of Plenty
|
5 October 2011 – August 2012
|
350
|
350
|
Costamare
|
[105]
[106]
|
Gannet Alpha platform, North Sea
|
United Kingdom,
North Sea, Gannet Alpha platform
|
10 August 2011 – 13 August 2011
|
216
|
216
|
Royal Dutch Shell
|
[107]
|
Yellowstone River
|
United States,
Billings,
Montana,
Yellowstone River
|
1 July 2011
|
105
|
140
|
ExxonMobil
|
[108]
|
Bohai Bay oil spill
|
China,
Bohai Bay
|
4 June 2011 – 19 June 2011
|
204
|
204
|
ConocoPhillips
|
[109]
[110]
|
Little Buffalo oil spill
|
Canada,
Alberta
|
29 April 2011
|
3,800
|
3,800
|
Plains All American Pipeline
|
[111]
[112]
|
Mumbai-Uran pipeline spill
|
India,
Mumbai,
Arabian Sea
|
21 January 2011
|
40
|
55
|
|
Fiume Santo power station
|
Italy,
Sardinia,
Porto Torres
|
11 January 2011
|
15
|
15
|
|
[113]
|
Mumbai oil spill / MV MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia 3
|
India,
Mumbai,
Arabian Sea
|
7 August 2010 – 9 August 2010
|
400
|
800
|
|
[114]
[115]
[116]
|
Barataria Bay oil spill
|
United States,
Barataria Bay,
Gulf of Mexico
|
27 July 2010 – 1 August 2010
|
23
|
45
|
Cedyco Corp.
|
[117]
[118]
[119]
[120]
|
Kalamazoo River oil spill
|
United States,
Kalamazoo River,
Calhoun County,
Michigan
|
26 July 2010
|
2,800
|
3,250
|
Enbridge
|
[121]
[122]
|
Xingang Port oil spill
|
China,
Yellow Sea
|
16 July 2010 – 21 July 2010
|
1,500
|
90,000
|
|
[123]
[124]
|
Jebel al-Zayt oil spill
|
Egypt,
Red Sea
|
16 June 2010 – 23 June 2010
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
|
[125]
|
Red Butte Creek oil spill
|
United States,
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
11 June 2010 – 12 June 2010
|
65
|
107
|
|
[126]
[127]
|
Trans-Alaska Pipeline
|
United States,
Anchorage,
Alaska
|
25 May 2010
|
400
|
1,200
|
|
[128]
|
MT Bunga Kelana 3
|
Singapore,
Singapore Strait
|
25 May 2010
|
2,000
|
2,500
|
|
[129]
[130]
[131]
|
ExxonMobil
|
Nigeria,
Niger Delta
|
1 May 2010
|
3,246
|
95,500
|
ExxonMobil
|
[132]
[133]
[134]
|
Deepwater Horizon
|
United States,
Gulf of Mexico
|
20 April 2010 – 15 July 2010
|
492,000
|
627,000
|
BP
|
[135]
|
Great Barrier Reef /
MV Shen Neng 1
|
Australia,
Great Keppel Island
|
3 April 2010
|
3
|
4
|
Shenzhen Energy
|
[136]
[137]
[138]
|
Lambro and Po rivers
|
Italy,
Lombardy,
Monza
|
23 February 2010
|
15
|
15
|
|
[139]
|
Port Arthur oil spill
|
United States,
Port Arthur, Texas
|
23 January 2010
|
1,500
|
1,500
|
ExxonMobil
|
[140]
|
Yellow River oil spill
|
China,
Chishui River (Shaanxi)
|
5 January 2010
|
130
|
130
|
China National Petroleum Corporation
|
[141]
|
Montara oil spill
|
Australia,
Timor Sea
|
21 August 2009
|
4,000
|
30,000
|
PTT Exploration and Production
|
[142]
[143]
|
Full City
|
Norway, Rognsfjorden near Såstein south of
Langesund
|
31 July 2009
|
200
|
200
|
COSCO
|
[144]
|
Lüderitz oil spill
|
Namibia, Southern coast
|
8 April 2009
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
[145]
|
Pacific Adventurer
|
Australia,
Queensland
|
10 March 2009
|
230
|
260
|
Swire Shipping
|
[146]
|
West Cork oil spill
|
Ireland, Southern coast
|
February 2009
|
300
|
300
|
|
[147]
|
Shell Bodo pipeline oil spill
|
Nigeria
|
1 August 2008
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
Royal Dutch Shell
|
[148]
|
2008 New Orleans oil spill
|
United States,
Mississippi River from
New Orleans,
Louisiana 100 miles downstream to
Head of Passes
|
28 July 2008
|
8,800
|
8,800
|
American Commercial Barge Line LLC
|
[149]
[150]
|
Syros / Seabird collision
|
Uruguay, near the
Rio de la Plata,
Montevideo
|
4 June 2008
|
140
|
140
|
|
[151]
[152]
|
Supe
|
Peru, off
Zorritos
|
31 January 2008
|
35
|
35
|
|
[153]
|
Statfjord oil spill
|
Norway,
Norwegian Sea
|
12 December 2007
|
4,000
|
4,000
|
Statoil Petroleum,
ExxonMobil,
Centrica
|
[154]
|
Korea oil spill
|
South Korea,
Yellow Sea
|
7 December 2007
|
10,800
|
10,800
|
|
[155]
[156]
|
Kerch Strait oil spill
|
Ukraine
Russia,
Strait of Kerch
|
11 November 2007
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
|
[157]
|
COSCO Busan oil spill
|
United States,
San Francisco,
California
|
7 November 2007
|
188
|
188
|
|
[158]
|
Kab 101
|
Mexico,
Bay of Campeche
|
23 October 2007 – 17 December 2007
|
1,869
|
1,869
|
|
[159]
|
Genmar Progress Spill
|
Puerto Rico,
Guayanilla,
Puerto Rico
|
30 August 2007
|
151
|
151
|
General Maritime Corporation (GMC) Progress LLC
|
[160]
|
Burnaby spill
|
Canada,
Burnaby,
British Columbia
|
24 July 2007
|
201
|
201
|
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners
|
[161]
|
Guimaras oil spill
|
Philippines,
Guimaras Strait
|
11 August 2006
|
172
|
1,540
|
|
[162]
|
Jiyeh power station oil spill
|
Lebanon
|
14 July 2006 – 15 July 2006
|
20,000
|
30,000
|
|
[162]
|
Citgo refinery
|
United States,
Lake Charles,
Louisiana
|
19 June 2006
|
6,500
|
6,500
|
|
[163]
|
Prudhoe Bay oil spill
|
United States,
Alaska North Slope,
Alaska
|
2 March 2006
|
653
|
689
|
|
[164]
|
Eider
|
Chile,
Antofagasta
|
31 October 2005
|
200
|
200
|
|
[165]
[166]
[167]
[168]
|
Bass Enterprises Oil Spill (
Hurricane Katrina)
|
United States, Cox Bay,
Louisiana
|
30 August 2005
|
12,000
|
12,000
|
|
[169]
|
Shell (
Hurricane Katrina)
|
United States,
Pilottown, Louisiana
|
30 August 2005
|
3,400
|
3,400
|
Royal Dutch Shell
|
[169]
|
Chevron (
Hurricane Katrina)
|
United States,
Empire, Louisiana
|
30 August 2005
|
3,200
|
3,200
|
|
[169]
|
Murphy Oil USA refinery spill (
Hurricane Katrina)
|
United States,
Meraux and
Chalmette, Louisiana
|
30 August 2005
|
2,660
|
3,410
|
|
[169]
[170]
|
Bass Enterprises (
Hurricane Katrina)
|
United States,
Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana
|
30 August 2005
|
1,500
|
1,500
|
|
[169]
|
Chevron (
Hurricane Katrina)
|
United States,
Port Fourchon, Louisiana
|
30 August 2005
|
170
|
170
|
|
[169]
|
Venice Energy Services Company (
Hurricane Katrina)
|
United States,
Venice, Louisiana
|
30 August 2005
|
81
|
81
|
|
[169]
|
Shell Pipeline Oil (
Hurricane Katrina)
|
United States, Nairn,
Louisiana
|
30 August 2005
|
44
|
44
|
Royal Dutch Shell
|
[169]
|
Sundown Energy (
Hurricane Katrina)
|
United States, West Potash,
Louisiana
|
30 August 2005
|
42
|
42
|
|
[169]
|
MV Selendang Ayu
|
United States,
Unalaska Island,
Alaska
|
8 December 2004
|
1,560
|
1,560
|
|
[171]
|
Athos 1
|
United States,
Delaware River,
Paulsboro,
New Jersey
|
26 November 2004
|
831
|
860
|
|
[172]
[173]
|
Taylor oil spill
|
United States,
Gulf of Mexico near
Louisiana
|
16 September 2004 – present
|
970
|
490,000
|
Taylor Energy
|
[174]
[175]
[176]
[177]
|
MP-69 Nakika 18" & MP-151 Nakika 18" pipeline (
Hurricane Ivan)
|
United States,
Louisiana
|
16 September 2004 – 6 October 2004
|
618
|
618
|
|
[178]
|
MP-80 Delta 20" pipeline (
Hurricane Ivan)
|
United States,
Louisiana
|
16 September 2004 – 19 September 2004
|
963
|
963
|
|
[178]
|
Chevron-Texaco tank collapse (
Hurricane Ivan)
|
United States,
Louisiana
|
16 September 2004 – 17 September 2004
|
423
|
423
|
|
[178]
|
Berge Nice
|
Chile, 5 miles east of
Punta Delgada,
Strait of Magellan
|
14 May 2004
|
160
|
160
|
|
[168]
[179]
|
Tasman Spirit
|
Pakistan,
Karachi
|
28 July 2003
|
28,000
|
30,000
|
Polembros Shipping
|
[180]
[181]
|
Bouchard No. 120
|
United States,
Buzzards Bay,
Bourne,
Massachusetts
|
27 April 2003
|
320
|
320
|
|
[182]
|
Prestige
|
Spain,
Galicia
|
13 November 2002
|
63,000
|
63,000
|
Mare Shipping Inc.
|
[183]
[184]
[185]
|
Limburg (
bombing)
|
Yemen,
Gulf of Aden
|
6 October 2002
|
12,200
|
12,200
|
|
[186]
[187]
|
Manguinhos refinery
|
Brazil,
Guanabara Bay,
Rio de Janeiro
|
23 November 2001
|
34
|
97
|
Peixoto de Castro, Repsol YPF
|
[188]
|
Trans-Alaska Pipeline gunshot spill
|
United States,
Alaska
|
4 October 2001
|
932
|
932
|
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
|
[189]
|
Shell Ogbodo
|
Nigeria
|
25 June 2001
|
9,500
|
9,500
|
Royal Dutch Shell
|
[190]
|
Jose Fuchs
|
Chile,
Moraleda Channel
|
25 May 2001
|
150
|
150
|
|
[168]
[191]
|
2001 Shell Ogoniland oil spill
|
Nigeria
|
May 2001
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Royal Dutch Shell
|
[192]
|
Petrobras 36
|
Brazil,
Roncador Oil Field,
Campos Basin
|
15 March 2001
|
274
|
274
|
|
[193]
|
Amorgos oil spill
|
Taiwan, Southern coast
|
14 January 2001
|
1,150
|
1,150
|
|
[194]
|
Jessica
|
Ecuador,
Galapagos Islands
|
20 January 2001
|
568
|
568
|
|
[195]
[196]
|
Pine River
|
Canada,
Chetwynd, British Columbia
|
1 August 2000
|
850
|
850
|
|
[197]
|
Project Deep Spill
|
Norway,
Helland Hansen ridge
|
June 2000
|
100
|
100
|
|
[198]
|
Treasure
|
South Africa,
Cape Town
|
June 2000
|
1,400
|
1,400
|
|
[195]
|
Petrobras
pipeline
|
Brazil,
Guanabara Bay,
Rio de Janeiro
|
January 2000
|
1,100
|
1,100
|
|
[188]
[195]
|
Erika
|
France,
Bay of Biscay
|
12 December 1999
|
15,000
|
25,000
|
Total S.A.
|
[171]
[195]
|
Chanda
|
Port Stanvac,
South Australia
|
28 June 1999
|
220
|
230
|
Essar Shipping
|
[199]
|
MV New Carissa
|
United States,
Coos Bay,
Oregon
|
4 February 1999 – 9 March 1999
|
230
|
230
|
|
[200]
|
Mobil Nigeria oil spill
|
Nigeria
|
12 January 1998
|
5,500
|
5,500
|
|
[171]
|
Nakhodka
|
Japan,
Sea of Japan
|
December 1997
|
6,240
|
6,240
|
|
[201]
|
Julie N.
|
United States,
Portland, Maine
|
27 September 1996
|
586
|
586
|
|
[202]
|
San Jorge oil spill
|
Uruguay, near
Punta del Este,
Maldonado
|
8 February 1997
|
200
|
200
|
Oil Sud Corporation
|
[203]
[204]
|
Sea Empress
|
United Kingdom,
Milford Haven,
Pembrokeshire
|
15 February 1996
|
40,000
|
72,000
|
Seatankers Management
|
[171]
[183]
|
North Cape
|
United States,
Rhode Island
|
19 January 1996
|
2,500
|
2,500
|
|
[205]
|
MV Iron Baron (1985)
|
Hebe Reef,
Tasmania
|
10 July 1995 – 30 July 1995
|
300
|
325
|
BHP Shipping
|
[206]
|
Irene
|
Namibia, near
Walvis Bay
|
1995
|
700
|
700
|
|
[207]
|
Komi oil pipeline
|
Russia,
Usinsk,
Komi Republic
|
June 1994 - October 1994
|
100,000
|
251,763
|
Lukoil
|
[208]
[209]
[210]
|
Apollo Sea
|
South Africa,
Cape Town
|
June 1994
|
2,400
|
2,400
|
|
[211]
|
Seki
|
United Arab Emirates
|
31 March 1994
|
15,900
|
15,900
|
World-Wide Shipping Agency
|
[171]
|
Morris J. Berman
|
Puerto Rico
|
7 January 1994
|
2,600
|
2,600
|
New England Marine Services
|
[212]
|
MV Braer
|
United Kingdom,
Shetland
|
5 January 1993
|
85,000
|
85,000
|
|
[183]
|
Aegean Sea
|
Spain,
A Coruña
|
3 December 1992
|
74,000
|
74,000
|
Coulouthros Ltd
|
[183]
|
Port Bonython oil spill, Era
|
Australia,
Spencer Gulf,
South Australia
|
30 August 1992
|
296
|
296
|
BP
|
[213]
|
Katina P
|
Mozambique,
Maputo
|
26 April 1992
|
72,000
|
72,000
|
|
[214]
[183]
|
Fergana Valley
|
Uzbekistan
|
2 March 1992
|
285,000
|
285,000
|
|
[171]
|
Kirki
|
Australia, Indian Ocean, off the coast of
Western Australia
|
21 July 1991
|
17,280
|
17,280
|
BP
|
[215]
|
ABT Summer
|
Angola, 700 nmi (1,300 km; 810 mi) offshore
|
28 May 1991
|
260,000
|
260,000
|
National Iranian Tanker Company
|
[183]
|
MT Haven
|
Italy,
Mediterranean Sea near
Genoa
|
11 April 1991
|
144,000
|
144,000
|
Amoco
|
[183]
|
MB Vesta Bella
|
,
Saint Kitts and Nevis,
Nevis, 12 miles northeast of island
|
6 March 1991
|
1,762
|
1,814
|
Offshore Marine Ltd
|
[216]
|
Sanko Harvest
|
Australia, Western Australia, near Hood Island, 33 km from
Esperance
|
14 February 1991
|
717
|
717
|
Sanko Steamship Co
|
[217]
|
Gulf War oil spill
|
Iraq,
Persian Gulf
|
23 January 1991
|
270,000
|
820,000
|
|
[218]
[219]
|
Star Enterprise Terminal Leak
|
United States,
Virginia,
Mantua
|
September 1990
|
324
|
974
|
Star Enterprise
|
[220]: 9
[221]
|
Apex barges oil spill
|
United States,
Texas,
Houston Ship Channel near
Galveston
|
28 July 1990
|
2,200
|
2,200
|
Apex Towing Company
|
[222]
|
Mega Borg oil spill
|
United States,
Gulf of Mexico, 57 mi (92 km) SE of
Galveston, Texas
|
8 June 1990
|
16,499
|
16,501
|
|
[223]
|
American Trader
|
United States,
Bolsa Chica State Beach, California
|
7 February 1990
|
979
|
981
|
|
[171]
[224]
|
Arthur Kill pipeline
|
United States,
Sewaren, New Jersey
|
1 January 1990
|
1,840
|
1,840
|
|
[225]
[226]
|
Khark 5
|
Spain, 350 nmi (650 km; 400 mi) off
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
|
19 December 1989
|
70,000
|
80,000
|
|
[171]
[183]
|
Pacificos
|
South Africa,
East London
|
4 October 1989
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
|
[227]
|
Presidente Rivera
|
United States,
Delaware River,
Marcus Hook,
Pennsylvania
|
24 June 1989
|
993
|
993
|
|
[228]
|
World Prodigy
|
United States,
Aquidneck Island,
Rhode Island
|
23 June 1989
|
974
|
3,246
|
|
[229]
[230]
|
Exxon Valdez
|
United States,
Prince William Sound,
Alaska
|
24 March 1989
|
37,000
|
104,000
|
Exxon Shipping Company
|
[183]
[231]
|
Bahía Paraíso
|
Antarctica,
Bismarck Strait
|
28 January 1989
|
1,200
|
1,200
|
Argentine Navy
|
[232]
|
Odyssey
|
Canada, 700 nmi (1,300 km; 810 mi) off
Nova Scotia
|
10 November 1988
|
132,000
|
132,000
|
|
[183]
|
Piper Alpha disaster
|
United Kingdom, 120 miles (190 km) north-east of
Aberdeen, Scotland
|
6 July 1988
|
670
|
670
|
Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Limited (OPCAL)
|
[233]
|
Ashland oil spill
|
United States,
Floreffe,
Pennsylvania
|
2 January 1988
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
Ashland Oil Company
|
[234]
[235]
|
MT Vector
|
Philippines,
Tablas Strait,
Oriental Mindoro
|
20 December 1987
|
370
|
370
|
Vector Shipping Inc. (Francisco Soriano), Manila
|
[236]
[237]
|
Cabo Pilar
|
Chile, Punta Davis,
Strait of Magellan
|
8 October 1987
|
4,900
|
7,500
|
|
[238]
[168]
[239]
|
Ship grounding
|
United States,
St Johns River mouth,
Florida
|
February 1987
|
346
|
346
|
|
[240]
|
Amazon Venture oil spill
|
United States,
Port of Savannah,
Georgia
|
4 December 1986
|
1,623.38
|
1,623.38
|
Calluna Maritime Corporation
|
|
Tanker Barge Apex Houston
|
United States,
California Coast from Marin County to Big Sur,
San Francisco, California
|
28 January 1986
|
98
|
98
|
Apex Towing Company
|
[241]
|
Nova
|
Iran,
Gulf of Iran,
Kharg Island
|
6 December 1985
|
70,000
|
70,000
|
|
[183]
|
Grand Eagle
|
United States,
Delaware River,
Marcus Hook,
Pennsylvania
|
28 September 1985
|
1,400
|
1,400
|
|
[242]
|
Coral Sea / Napo collision
|
Cuba
|
11 April 1985
|
|
|
|
[243]
|
Puerto Rican
|
United States,
Golden Gate,
San Francisco, California
|
31 October 1984
|
3,411
|
4,775
|
|
[244]
|
Alvenus
|
United States, Calcasieu Channel, Louisiana
|
30 July 1984
|
9,160
|
9,160
|
|
[245]
|
SS Mobil Oil
|
United States,
Columbia River,
Longview, Washington
|
19 March 1984
|
550
|
650
|
|
[246]
[247]
|
Castillo de Bellver
|
South Africa,
Saldanha Bay
|
6 August 1983
|
252,000
|
252,000
|
|
[183]
|
Nowruz Field Platform
|
Iran,
Persian Gulf
|
4 February 1983
|
260,000
|
260,000
|
|
[248]
|
Globe Asimi [
lt]
|
Soviet Union,
Lithuanian SSR,
Klaipėda
|
21 November 1981
|
17,000
|
17,000
|
Cantabria Shipping Ltd
|
[249]
[250]
|
Druzhba pipeline
|
Czechoslovakia,
Bartoušov
|
3 November 1980
|
6,000
|
6,000
|
|
[251]
|
Production Well D-103
|
Libya,
Tripoli
|
1 August 1980
|
140,000
|
140,000
|
|
[252]
|
Tanio oil spill
|
France,
Brittany
|
7 March 1980
|
13,500
|
13,500
|
|
[253]
|
Irenes Serenade
|
Greece,
Pylos
|
23 February 1980
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
|
[183]
|
MT Independenţa
|
Turkey,
Bosphorus
|
15 November 1979
|
95,000
|
95,000
|
|
[183]
|
Burmah Agate
|
United States,
Galveston Bay,
Texas
|
1 November 1979
|
8,440
|
8,440
|
|
[254]
|
Aphrodite
|
Port Stanvac,
South Australia
|
20 July 1979
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
|
[255]
|
Atlantic Empress /
Aegean Captain
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
19 July 1979
|
287,000
|
287,000
|
|
[183]
[256]
[257]
|
Ixtoc I oil spill
|
Mexico,
Bay of Campeche,
Gulf of Mexico
|
3 June 1979 – 23 March 1980
|
454,000
|
480,000
|
Pemex
|
[258]
[259]
[260]
|
Betelgeuse
|
Ireland,
Bantry Bay
|
8 January 1979
|
64,000
|
64,000
|
|
[261]
|
Peck Slip Spill
|
Puerto Rico,
Cabo San Juan,
Puerto Rico
|
19 December 1978
|
1,550
|
1,550
|
Sun Oil Company
|
[262]
|
Cabo Tamar
|
Chile, San Vincente Bay
|
7 June 1978
|
12,500
|
12,500
|
|
[238]
|
Amoco Cadiz
|
France,
Brittany
|
16 March 1978
|
223,000
|
227,000
|
Amoco
|
[171]
[183]
[263]
[264]
|
Trans-Alaska Pipeline sabotage by explosives
|
United States, Alaska
|
15 February 1978
|
2,162
|
2,162
|
|
[265]
|
Brazilian Marina
|
Brazil,
Sao Sebastiao Channel,
São Paulo
|
9 January 1978
|
10,039
|
10,039
|
|
[266]
|
Venpet-Venoil collision
|
South Africa,
Cape St. Francis
|
16 December 1977
|
26,600
|
30,500
|
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
|
[267]
|
Unknown ship
|
United States,
Key Largo,
Florida
|
1 May 1977
|
|
|
|
[268]
|
Ekofisk oil field
|
Norway,
North Sea
|
22 April 1977
|
27,600
|
27,600
|
|
[269]
[270]
|
MV Hawaiian Patriot
|
United States, 300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi) off
Honolulu,
Hawaii
|
26 February 1977
|
95,000
|
95,000
|
|
[171]
[183]
|
Borag
|
Taiwan, Northern coast
|
7 February 1977
|
34,000
|
34,000
|
|
[271]
|
Argo Merchant
|
United States,
Nantucket Island,
Massachusetts
|
15 December 1976
|
25,000
|
28,000
|
|
[272]
[273]
|
NEPCO 140
|
United States,
Saint Lawrence River
|
23 June 1976
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
|
[274]
[275]
|
Urquiola
|
Spain,
A Coruña
|
12 May 1976
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
|
[183]
|
St. Peter
|
Colombia,
Cabo Manglares
|
5 February–November 1976
|
38,056
|
38,056
|
|
[276]
|
Niger Delta
|
Nigeria,
Niger Delta
|
1976 – 1996
|
258,000
|
328,000
|
Royal Dutch Shell
|
[277]
|
Olympic Bravery
|
France,
Ushant
|
24 January 1976
|
900
|
900
|
Onassis
|
[278]
|
Epic Colocotronis Spill
|
Puerto Rico,
Rincon,
Puerto Rico
|
13 May 1975
|
61,000
|
61,000
|
Colocotronis brothers of Greece and Great Britain
|
[279]
|
Tarik Ibn Ziyad
|
Brazil, Sao Sebastiao terminal,
Santos
|
26 March 1975
|
10,000
|
20,000
|
|
[280]
[281]
[282]
|
Liberian tanker
|
United States, Florida
|
1975
|
135
|
135
|
|
[268]
|
Corinthos
|
United States,
Delaware River,
Marcus Hook,
Pennsylvania
|
31 January 1975
|
36,000
|
36,000
|
|
|
Jakob Maersk
|
Portugal,
Oporto
|
29 January 1975
|
88,000
|
88,000
|
|
[183]
|
Afran Zodiac
|
Ireland,
Bantry Bay
|
10 January 1975
|
451
|
451
|
|
[283]
|
VLCC Metula
|
Chile,
Strait of Magellan
|
9 August 1974
|
50,000
|
51,000
|
|
[284]
|
Oriental Pioneer
|
South Africa,
Struisbaai
|
22 July 1974
|
200
|
200
|
|
[285]
[286]
|
Jawachta
|
Sweden,
Smygehuk
|
20 December 1973
|
3,000
|
16,000
|
|
[287]
|
Trinimar Marine Well 327
|
Venezuela,
Gulf of Paria
|
8 August 1973
|
1,091
|
1,091
|
|
[288]
|
Napier
|
Chile,
Guamblin Island
|
June 1973
|
30,000
|
30,000
|
|
[289]
|
S.S. Zoe Colocotronis Spill
|
Puerto Rico,
Lajas,
Puerto Rico
|
18 March 1973
|
5,170
|
5,170
|
Colocotronis brothers of Greece and Great Britain
|
[290]
|
Irish Stardust
|
Canada,
Vancouver Island, British Columbia
|
January 1973
|
450
|
450
|
|
[291]
|
Sea Star
|
Iran,
Gulf of Oman
|
19 December 1972
|
115,000
|
115,000
|
Samyang Navigation
|
[171]
[183]
|
Oswego-Guardian – Texanita collision
|
South Africa,
Stilbaai
|
21 August 1972
|
10,000
|
10,000
|
|
[292]
|
Texaco Denmark
|
Belgium,
North Sea
|
7 December 1971
|
107,000
|
107,000
|
|
[293]
|
Navy tanker Towle
|
United States,
New York City,
New York,
Gravesend Bay
|
14 July 1971
|
123
|
123
|
|
[294]
[295]
|
Texaco Oklahoma
|
United States
|
27 March 1971
|
25,700
|
31,500
|
|
[287]
[296]
|
Trinity Navigator
|
United Kingdom,
Devon
|
2 March 1971
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
|
[297]
|
Wafra
|
South Africa,
Cape Agulhas
|
21 February 1971
|
27,000
|
27,000
|
|
[298]
[299]
|
Arizona Standard / Oregon Standard collision
|
United States,
San Francisco Bay
|
17 January 1971
|
2,700
|
2,700
|
|
[300]
[301]
[302]
|
Othello
|
Sweden,
Trälhavet Bay
|
20 March 1970
|
50,000
|
60,000
|
|
[171]
[195]
|
Platform Charlie
|
United States,
Louisiana
|
10 February 1970
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
|
[303]
|
SS Arrow
|
Canada,
Chedabucto Bay,
Nova Scotia
|
4 February 1970
|
10,330
|
10,330
|
|
[304]
|
Hamilton Trader
|
United Kingdom,
Liverpool Bay,
Irish Sea
|
30 April 1969
|
546
|
546
|
|
[305]
|
Santa Barbara
|
United States,
Santa Barbara,
California
|
28 January 1969
|
6,000
|
14,000
|
|
[306]
|
Witwater
|
Panama, Canal Zone,
Galeta Island
|
13 December 1968
|
1,910
|
1,910
|
|
[307]
|
World Glory
|
South Africa, 65 miles ENE of
Durban
|
13 June 1968
|
44,058
|
46,000
|
World Tankers Co. Inc.
|
[308]
[309]
[310]
|
Genevieve
|
United States,
Corpus Christi,
Texas
|
25 April 1968
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
Lykes Brothers Steamship Co. Ltd.
|
[311]
|
Andron
|
Namibia, between
Luderitz and
Walvis Bay
|
8 May 1968
|
|
|
|
[312]
[313]
|
Esso Essen
|
South Africa
|
April 1968
|
4,092
|
4,092
|
|
[312]
|
General Colocotronis
|
Bahamas,
Eleuthera
|
7 March 1968
|
5,047
|
5,047
|
|
[314]
|
Ocean Eagle
|
Puerto Rico,
San Juan,
Puerto Rico
|
3 March 1968
|
12,000
|
12,500
|
Transocean Tankers Inc.
|
[315]
[316]
|
R.C. Stoner
|
United States,
Pacific Ocean,
Wake Island
|
1967
|
20,000
|
20,000
|
|
[287]
|
Torrey Canyon
|
United Kingdom,
Cornwall and
Isles of Scilly
|
18 March 1967
|
80,000
|
119,000
|
|
[171]
[183]
|
Mississippi River oil spill (1962–1963)
|
United States,
Savage and
Mankato, Minnesota
|
8 December 1962 – 23 January 1963
|
11,000
|
15,000
|
|
|
African Queen
|
United States,
Ocean City,
Maryland
|
30 December 1958
|
21,000
|
21,000
|
|
[317]
[318]
|
Avila Beach pipeline
|
United States,
Avila Beach,
California
|
1950's – 1996
|
1,300
|
1,300
|
|
[319]
|
Guadalupe Oil Field
|
United States,
Guadalupe,
California
|
1950's – 1994
|
29,000
|
29,000
|
|
[319]
|
Sliedrecht
|
South Africa,
Cape Town,
Table Bay
|
November 1953
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
|
[320]
|
SS Jacob Luckenbach
|
United States,
Gulf of the Farallons National Marine Sanctuary,
San Francisco,
California
|
14 July 1953 – present
|
1,484
|
1,484
|
|
[321]
|
Esso Wheeling
|
South Africa, Quoin Point near
Cape Town
|
4 November 1948
|
|
|
|
[322]
|
Berth 157
|
United States, Wilmington
|
2 June 1948
|
|
|
|
[323]
|
SS Douglas Victory
|
United States,
Wilmington, California
|
27 March 1948
|
|
|
|
[324]
|
SS River Raisin
|
United States
|
1948
|
|
|
|
[325]
|
Lincoln
|
South Africa, Quoin Point near
Cape Town
|
1946
|
|
|
|
[322]
|
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
|
United States,
Newtown Creek,
Greenpoint, Brooklyn,
New York
|
1940s – 1950s
|
55,200
|
97,400
|
|
[326]
|
Seria Field 14 wells
|
Brunei
|
12 June 1945 – September 1945
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
|
[327]
[328]
[329]
|
Scuttled tanker El Grillo
|
Iceland,
Seyðisfjörður
|
February 1944 – present
|
unknown
|
unknown
|
|
[330]
|
SS Frank H. Buck /
SS President Coolidge collision
|
United States,
San Francisco Bay,
California
|
6 March 1937
|
8,870
|
8,870
|
|
[300]
[331]
|
Lakeview Gusher
|
United States,
Kern County, California
|
14 March 1910 – 10 September 1911
|
1,230,000
|
1,230,000
|
|
[332]
|
Thomas W. Lawson
|
United Kingdom,
Isles of Scilly
|
14 December 1907
|
7,400
|
7,400
|
|
[333]
|
SS Petriana
|
Australia,
Port Phillip,
Victoria
|
30 November 1903
|
1,300
|
1,300
|
Asiatic Petroleum Company
|
[334]
|
Louisiana's coast
|
United States,
Port Eads, Louisiana,
Louisiana
|
16 November 2023
|
3,500
|
3,500
|
Main Pass Oil Gathering company
|
[335]
[336]
|