Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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There have been two major oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico:
- The Ixtoc I oil spill, from June 1979 to March 1980
- The Deepwater Horizon oil spillDeepwater Horizon oil spillThe Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed unabated for three months in 2010, and continues to leak fresh oil. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry...
, from April 2010 to August 2010