Ixtoc I oil spill
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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 its time. To-date, it remains the second largest oil spill in history after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[3]
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Ixtoc 1 | |
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Location | Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico Campeche, Mexico |
Coordinates | 19.408333°N 92.325°W / 19.408333; -92.325 |
Date | 3 June 1979 – 23 March 1980 |
Cause | |
Cause | Wellhead blowout |
Operator | Pemex |
Spill characteristics | |
Volume | 3 million barrels (130,000,000 U.S. gallons; 480,000 cubic meters)[1] |
Area | 2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
Shoreline impacted | 261 km (162 mi) |
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