page_title: March 1980
hierarchical_section_title: March 1980
caption_attribution_description: English: Ixtoc I oil spill. This spill was caused by a blownout oil well. The well ran wild for 9 months and spilled over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche. Mexico, Bay of Campeche. 1979 September circa.
context_page_description: The following events happened in March 1980:
context_section_description: The following events happened in March 1980:
caption: March 23, 1980: Ixtoc I oil spill capped in Gulf of Mexico
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