List of oil spills
Confirmed Spills

List of oil spills

Section Title: Confirmed Spills
Table Section Text: None

Spill / Vessel	Location	Dates	Min Tonnes	Max Tonnes	Owner	Link(s)

MV Solomon Trader fuel oil spill	Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, Rennell Island	5 February 2019	75	80	South Express Ltd

Newfoundland SeaRose platform	Canada, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador	16 November 2018	210	210

Doon, Iowa derailment	United States, Lyon County, Iowa	22 June 2018	520	520	BNSF Railway

Sanchi oil tanker collision with CF Crystal	East China Sea	6 January 2018	138,000	138,000

Keystone Pipeline	United States, Marshall County, South Dakota	16 November 2017	682	682	TransCanada Corporation

Delta House oil spill	United States, Gulf of Mexico, near Louisiana	11 October 2017 – 12 October 2017	1,080	1,280

Agia Zoni II	Greece, Saronic Gulf, Salamis	10 September 2017	2,500	2,500

Con Edison East River Oil Spill	United States, New York	7 May 2017	97	101

Energy Transfer Partners Dakota Access Pipeline Leak	United States, North Dakota	4 April 2017	0.27	0.27	Energy Transfer Partners

Ennore oil spill	India, Chennai, Ennore Port	28 January 2017	251	251	Darya Shipping Solutions

Belle Fourche pipeline leak	United States, North Dakota, Billings County, Ash Coulee Creek	5 December 2016	571	571

Fox Creek pipeline leak	Canada, Alberta, Fox Creek	6 October 2016	240	240

BP Clair production platform, North Sea	United Kingdom, Shetland, Clair platform	2 October 2016	105	105

2016 Colonial Pipeline Leak	United States, Shelby County, Alabama	12 September 2016	1,092	1,092

North Battleford pipeline spill	Canada, Saskatchewan, North Battleford	21 July 2016	170	210

ConocoPhillips Canada pipeline spill	Canada, Alberta, Grande Cache	9 June 2016	323	323	ConocoPhillips

2016 Union Pacific oil train fire	United States, Oregon, Mosier	3 June 2016	152	152

Denbury Resources Bowman County Oil SPill	United States, North Dakota Bowman County	18 May 2016	44	44	Denbury Resources

Shell Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Brutus offshore platform	United States, Gulf of Mexico, near Louisiana	12 May 2016	316	316

Keystone Pipeline	United States, Menno, South Dakota	2 April 2016	55	55	TransCanada Corporation

Refugio oil spill	United States, California, near Refugio State Beach	19 May 2015	330	330

MV Marathassa	Canada, British Columbia, English Bay (Vancouver)	13 April 2015	2.3	2.3

Illinois train derailment	United States, Illinois, near Galena	5 March 2015	unknown	unknown

2015 Yellowstone River oil spill	United States, Montana, near Glendive	17 January 2015	41	160

Black Sea oil spill	Russia, Tuapse, near Black Sea	24 December 2014	unknown	unknown

Trans-Israel Pipeline	Israel, Eilat, Trans-Israel pipeline	6 December 2014	1,948	4,300

Mid-Valley Pipeline	United States, Louisiana, Mooringsport	13 October 2014	546	546

Lake Michigan oil spill	United States, Indiana, Whiting refinery	24 March 2014	2	5

MV Miss Susan/MV Summer Wind	United States, Texas, Houston Ship Channel	22 March 2014	546	546

North Dakota pipeline spill	United States, North Dakota, Hiland	21 March 2014	110	110

North Dakota train collision	United States, North Dakota, Casselton	30 December 2013	1,300	1,300

Bullenbaai	Curaçao, Bullenbaai, Isla refinery	1 November 2013	unknown	unknown

North Dakota pipeline spill	United States, North Dakota, Tioga	25 September 2013 – 29 September 2013	2,810	2,810

Rayong oil spill	Thailand, Rayong/Ko Samet, Gulf of Thailand	27 July 2013	43	163

Lac-Mégantic derailment	Canada, Québec, Lac-Mégantic	6 July 2013	4,830	4,830

Cushing storage terminal	United States, Oklahoma, Cushing	18 May 2013	340	340

Mayflower	United States, Arkansas, Mayflower	30 March 2013	680	950

Magnolia refinery	United States, Arkansas, Magnolia	9 March 2013	680	760

Bullenbaai	Curaçao, Bullenbaai	7 November 2012	unknown	unknown

Arthur Kill storage tank spill (Hurricane Sandy)	United States, New Jersey, Sewaren	29 October 2012	1,090	1,130

Curaçao	Curaçao, Isla refinery and Jan Kok nature preserve	17 August 2012	unknown	unknown

Sundre, Alberta	Canada, Sundre	8 June 2012	410	410

Guarapiche River	Venezuela, Maturín, Monagas	4 February 2012	680	41,000

Nigeria	Nigeria, Bonga Field	21 December 2011	5,500	5,500

TK Bremen	France, Brittany, Erdeven	16 December 2011	220	220

Campos Basin	Brazil, Campos Basin, Frade Field	7 November 2011 – 15 November 2011	89	400

Rena oil spill	New Zealand, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty	5 October 2011 – August 2012	350	350

North Sea oil	United Kingdom, North Sea, Gannet Alpha platform	10 August 2011 – 13 August 2011	216	216

Yellowstone River	United States, Billings, Montana, Yellowstone River	1 July 2011	105	140

Bohai Bay oil spill	China, Bohai Bay	4 June 2011 – 19 June 2011	204	204

Little Buffalo oil spill	Canada, Alberta	29 April 2011	3,800	3,800

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

Mumbai oil spill / MV MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia 3	India, Mumbai, Arabian Sea	7 August 2010 – 9 August 2010	400	800

Barataria Bay oil spill	United States, Barataria Bay, Gulf of Mexico	27 July 2010 – 1 August 2010	23	45

Kalamazoo River oil spill	United States, Kalamazoo River, Calhoun County, Michigan	26 July 2010	2,800	3,250

Xingang Port oil spill	China, Yellow Sea	16 July 2010 – 21 July 2010	1,500	90,000

Jebel al-Zayt oil spill	Egypt, Red Sea	16 June 2010 – 23 June 2010	unknown	unknown

Red Butte Creek oil spill	United States, Salt Lake City, Utah	11 June 2010 – 12 June 2010	65	107

Trans-Alaska Pipeline	United States, Anchorage, Alaska	25 May 2010	400	1,200

MT Bunga Kelana 3	Singapore, Singapore Strait	25 May 2010	2,000	2,500

ExxonMobil	Nigeria, Niger Delta	1 May 2010	3,246	95,500

Deepwater Horizon	United States, Gulf of Mexico	20 April 2010 – 15 July 2010	492,000	627,000

Great Barrier Reef / MV Shen Neng 1	Australia Great Keppel Island	3 April 2010	3	4

Lambro and Po rivers	Italy, Lombardy, Monza	23 February 2010	15	15

Port Arthur oil spill	United States, Port Arthur, Texas	23 January 2010	1,500	1,500

Yellow River oil spill	China, Chishui River (Shaanxi)	5 January 2010	130	130

Montara oil spill	Australia, Timor Sea	21 August 2009	4,000	30,000

Full City	Norway, Rognsfjorden near Såstein south of Langesund	31 July 2009	200	200

Lüderitz oil spill	Namibia, Southern coast	8 April 2009	unknown	unknown

Queensland	Australia, Queensland	10 March 2009	230	260

West Cork oil spill	Ireland, Southern coast	February 2009	300	300

2008 New Orleans oil spill	United States, New Orleans, Louisiana	28 July 2008	8,800	8,800

Shell bodo	Nigeria	1 August 2008	1,000	1,000

Statfjord oil spill	Norway, Norwegian Sea	12 December 2007	4,000	4,000

Korea oil spill	South Korea, Yellow Sea	7 December 2007	10,800	10,800

Kerch Strait oil spill	Ukraine Russia, Strait of Kerch	11 November 2007	1,000	1,000

COSCO Busan oil spill	United States, San Francisco, California	7 November 2007	188	188

Kab 101	Mexico, Bay of Campeche	23 October 2007 – 17 December 2007	1,869	1,869

Genmar Progress Spill	Puerto Rico, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico	30 August 2007	151	151	General Maritime Corporation (GMC) Progress LLC

Burnaby	Canada, Burnaby, British Columbia	24 July 2007	201	201

Guimaras oil spill	Philippines, Guimaras Strait	11 August 2006	172	1,540

Jiyeh power station oil spill	Lebanon	14 July 2006 – 15 July 2006	20,000	30,000

Citgo refinery	United States, Lake Charles, Louisiana	19 June 2006	6,500	6,500

Prudhoe Bay oil spill	United States, Alaska North Slope, Alaska	2 March 2006	653	689

Bass Enterprises Oil Spill (Hurricane Katrina)	United States, Cox Bay, Louisiana	30 August 2005	12,000	12,000

Shell (Hurricane Katrina)	United States, Pilottown, Louisiana	30 August 2005	3,400	3,400

Chevron (Hurricane Katrina)	United States, Empire, Louisiana	30 August 2005	3,200	3,200

Murphy Oil USA refinery spill (Hurricane Katrina)	United States, Meraux and Chalmette, Louisiana	30 August 2005	2,660	3,410

Bass Enterprises (Hurricane Katrina)	United States, Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana	30 August 2005	1,500	1,500

Chevron (Hurricane Katrina)	United States, Port Fourchon, Louisiana	30 August 2005	170	170

Venice Energy Services Company (Hurricane Katrina)	United States, Venice, Louisiana	30 August 2005	81	81

Shell Pipeline Oil (Hurricane Katrina)	United States, Nairn, Louisiana	30 August 2005	44	44

Sundown Energy (Hurricane Katrina)	United States, West Potash, Louisiana	30 August 2005	42	42

MV Selendang Ayu	United States, Unalaska Island, Alaska	8 December 2004	1,560	1,560

Athos 1	United States, Delaware River, Paulsboro, New Jersey	26 November 2004	860	860

MP-80 Delta 20" pipeline (Hurricane Ivan)	United States, Louisiana	16 September 2004 – 19 September 2004	963	963

MP-69 Nakika 18" & MP-151 Nakika 18" pipeline (Hurricane Ivan)	United States, Louisiana	16 September 2004 – 6 October 2004	618	618

Chevron-Texaco tank collapse (Hurricane Ivan)	United States, Louisiana	16 September 2004 – 17 September 2004	423	423

Tasman Spirit	Pakistan, Karachi	28 July 2003	28,000	30,000

Taylor oil spill	United States, Gulf of Mexico near Louisiana	16 September 2004 – present	970	490,000	Taylor Energy

Bouchard No. 120	United States, Buzzards Bay, Bourne, Massachusetts	27 April 2003	320	320

Prestige	Spain, Galicia	13 November 2002	63,000	63,000

Limburg (bombing)	Yemen, Gulf of Aden	6 October 2002	12,200	12,200

Manguinhos refinery	Brazil, Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro	23 November 2001	34	97

Trans-Alaska Pipeline gunshot spill	United States, Alaska	4 October 2001	932	932

Shell Ogbodo	Nigeria	25 June 2001	9,500	9,500

2001 Shell Ogoniland oil spill	Nigeria	May 2001	unknown	unknown

Petrobras 36	Brazil, Roncador Oil Field, Campos Basin	15 March 2001	274	274

Amorgos oil spill	Taiwan, Southern coast	14 January 2001	1,150	1,150

Jessica	Ecuador, Galapagos Islands	January 2001	568	568

Pine River	Canada, Chetwynd, British Columbia	1 August 2000	850	850

Project Deep Spill	Norway, Helland Hansen ridge	June 2000	100	100

Treasure	South Africa, Cape Town	June 2000	1,400	1,400

Petrobras pipeline	Brazil, Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro	January 2000	1,100	1,100

Erika	France, Bay of Biscay	12 December 1999	15,000	25,000

Port Stanvac oil spill	Australia Port Stanvac, South Australia	28 June 1999	230	230

MV New Carissa	United States, Coos Bay, Oregon	4 February 1999 – 9 March 1999	230	230

Mobil Nigeria oil spill	Nigeria	12 January 1998	5,500	5,500

Nakhodka	Japan, Sea of Japan	December 1997	6,240	6,240

Julie N.	United States, Portland, Maine	27 September 1996	586	586

Sea Empress	United Kingdom, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire	15 February 1996	40,000	72,000

North Cape	United States, Rhode Island	19 January 1996	2,500	2,500

MV Iron Baron (1985)	Australia Hebe Reef, Tasmania	10 July 1995 – 30 July 1995	300	325

Apollo Sea	South Africa, Cape Town	June 1994	2,400	2,400

Seki	United Arab Emirates	31 March 1994	15,900	15,900

Morris J. Berman	Puerto Rico	7 January 1994	2,600	2,600	New England Marine Services Inc.

MV Braer	United Kingdom, Shetland	5 January 1993	85,000	85,000

Aegean Sea	Spain, A Coruña	3 December 1992	74,000	74,000

Port Bonython oil spill	Australia, Spencer Gulf, South Australia	30 August 1992	296	296

Katina P	Mozambique, Maputo	26 April 1992	72,000	72,000

Fergana Valley	Uzbekistan	2 March 1992	285,000	285,000

Kirki	Australia, Indian Ocean, off the coast of Western Australia	21 July 1991	17,280	17,280

ABT Summer	Angola, 700 nmi (1,300 km; 810 mi) offshore	28 May 1991	260,000	260,000

MT Haven	Italy, Mediterranean Sea near Genoa	11 April 1991	144,000	144,000

Gulf War oil spill	Iraq, Persian Gulf	23 January 1991	270,000	820,000

Mega Borg oil spill	United States, Gulf of Mexico, 57 mi (92 km) SE of Galveston, Texas	8 June 1990	16,499	16,501

American Trader	United States, Bolsa Chica State Beach, California	7 February 1990	979	981

Arthur Kill pipeline	United States, New Jersey, Sewaren	1 January 1990	1,840	1,840

Khark 5	Spain, 350 nmi (650 km; 400 mi) off Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	19 December 1989	70,000	80,000

Presidente Rivera	United States, Delaware River, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania	24 June 1989	993	993

World Prodigy	United States, Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island	23 June 1989	974	3,246

Exxon Valdez	United States, Prince William Sound, Alaska	24 March 1989	37,000	104,000

Odyssey	Canada, 700 nmi (1,300 km; 810 mi) off Nova Scotia	10 November 1988	132,000	132,000

Ashland oil spill	United States, Floreffe, Pennsylvania	2 January 1988	10,000	10,000

Tanker Barge Apex Houston	United States, California Coast from Marin County to Big Sur, San Francisco, California	28 January 1986	98	98

Nova	Iran, Gulf of Iran, Kharg Island	6 December 1985	70,000	70,000

Grand Eagle	United States, Delaware River, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania	28 September 1985	1,400	1,400

Puerto Rican	United States, Golden Gate, San Francisco, California	31 October 1984	3,411	4,775

Alvenus	United States, Calcasieu Channel, Louisiana	30 July 1984	9,160	9,160

SS Mobil Oil	United States, Columbia River, Longview, Washington	19 March 1984	550	650

Castillo de Bellver	South Africa, Saldanha Bay	6 August 1983	252,000	252,000

Nowruz Field Platform	Iran, Persian Gulf	4 February 1983	260,000	260,000

Production Well D-103	Libya, Tripoli	1 August 1980	140,000	140,000

Tanio oil spill	France, Brittany	7 March 1980	13,500	13,500

Irenes Serenade	Greece, Pylos	23 February 1980	100,000	100,000

MT Independenţa	Turkey, Bosphorus	15 November 1979	95,000	95,000

Burmah Agate	United States, Galveston Bay, Texas	1 November 1979	8,440	8,440

Aphrodite	Australia Port Stanvac, South Australia	20 July 1979	unknown	unknown

Atlantic Empress / Aegean Captain	Trinidad and Tobago	19 July 1979	287,000	287,000

Ixtoc I oil spill	Mexico, Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico	3 June 1979 – 23 March 1980	454,000	480,000

Betelgeuse	Ireland, Bantry Bay	8 January 1979	64,000	64,000

Peck Slip Spill	Puerto Rico, Cabo San Juan, Puerto Rico	19 December 1978	1,550	1,550	Sun Oil Company

Amoco Cadiz	France, Brittany	16 March 1978	223,000	227,000

Trans-Alaska Pipeline sabotage by explosives	United States, Alaska	15 February 1978	2,162	2,162

Venpet / Venoil collision	South Africa, Cape St. Francis	16 December 1977	26,600	30,500

Ekofisk oil field	Norway, North Sea	22 April 1977	27,600	27,600

MV Hawaiian Patriot	United States, 300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi) off Honolulu, Hawaii	26 February 1977	95,000	95,000

Borag	Taiwan, Northern coast	7 February 1977	34,000	34,000

Argo Merchant	United States, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts	15 December 1976	25,000	28,000

NEPCO 140	United States, Saint Lawrence River	23 June 1976	1,000	1,000

Urquiola	Spain, A Coruña	12 May 1976	100,000	100,000

Niger Delta	Nigeria, Niger Delta	1976 – 1996	258,000	328,000

Epic Colocotronis Spill	Puerto Rico, Rincon, Puerto Rico	13 May 1975	61,000	61,000	Colocotronis brothers of Greece and Great Britain

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

Afran Zodiac	Ireland, Bantry Bay	10 January 1975	451	451

VLCC Metula	Chile, Strait of Magellan	9 August 1974	50,000	51,000

Jawachta	Sweden, Smygehuk	20 December 1973	3,000	16,000

S.S. Zoe Colocotronis Spill	Puerto Rico, Lajas, Puerto Rico	18 March 1973	5,170	5,170	Colocotronis brothers of Greece and Great Britain

Sea Star	Iran, Gulf of Oman	19 December 1972	115,000	115,000

Oswego-Guardian / Texanita collision	South Africa, Stilbaai	21 August 1972	10,000	10,000

Navy tanker Towle	United States, New York City, New York, Gravesend Bay	14 July 1971	123	123

Texaco Oklahoma	United States	27 March 1971	25,700	31,500

Wafra	South Africa, Cape Agulhas	21 February 1971	27,000	27,000

Arizona Standard / Oregon Standard collision	United States, San Francisco Bay	17 January 1971	2,700	2,700

Othello	Sweden, Trälhavet Bay	20 March 1970	50,000	60,000

Platform Charlie	United States, Louisiana	10 February 1970	unknown	unknown

SS Arrow	Canada, Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia	4 February 1970	10,330	10,330

Santa Barbara	United States, Santa Barbara, California	28 January 1969	6,000	14,000

Genevieve	United States, Corpus Christi, Texas	25 April 1968	unknown	unknown

Ocean Eagle	Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico	3 March 1968	12,000	12,500	Transocean Tankers Inc.

R.C. Stoner	United States, Pacific Ocean, Wake Island	1967	20,000	20,000

Torrey Canyon	United Kingdom, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly	18 March 1967	80,000	119,000

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

Avila Beach pipeline	United States, Avila Beach, California	1950's – 1996	1,300	1,300

Guadalupe Oil Field	United States, Guadalupe, California	1950's – 1994	29,000	29,000

SS Jacob Luckenbach	United States, Gulf of the Farallons National Marine Sanctuary, San Francisco, California	14 July 1953 – present	1,484	1,484

Greenpoint, Brooklyn	United States, Newtown Creek, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York	1940s – 1950s	55,200	97,400

Seria Field 14 wells	Brunei	12 June 1945 – September 1945	unknown	unknown

Port Erin beach (cause unknown - possibly shipping)	Isle of Man	23 July 2018	unknown	unknown

SS Frank H. Buck / SS President Coolidge collision	United States, San Francisco Bay, California	6 March 1937	8,870	8,870

Lakeview Gusher	United States, Kern County, California	14 March 1910 – 10 September 1911	1,230,000	1,230,000

Thomas W. Lawson	United Kingdom, Isles of Scilly	14 December 1907	7,400	7,400

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The Odyssey is one of the oil spills.

final_sentence: The Odyssey is one of the oil spills.