The World’s Most Disasterous Oil Spills

THE WORLD'S MOST DISASTROUS > THE 10 BIGGEST DISASTERS OIL SPILLS 6 - FERGANA VALLEY, 1992 THE 10 BIGGEST 1- GULF WAR OIL SPILL, 1991 DISASTERS SPILLED OVER 2 - LAKEVIEW GUSHER, 1910 7 - NOWRUZ FIELD PLATFORM, 1983 5,613,000 TONNES OF OIL. 3 - DEEPWATER HORIZON, 2010 8 - ABT SUMMER, 1991 4 - IXTOC I, 1979 9 - CASTILLO DE BELLVER, 1983 5 - ATLANTIC EXPRESS I, 1979 10 - AMOCO CADIZ, 1978 227,000 Tonnes 285,000 Tonnes 1,500,000 Tonnes 10 6 287,000 Tonnes 3 1,230,000 Tonnes 832,000 Tonnes 480,000 Tonnes 260,000 Tonnes 260,000 Tonnes 252,000 Tonnes VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED PER DECADE > WHAT IS THE VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED? > THE BIG DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL The most recent disastrous oil spill ocurred on April 20th in the Gulf of Mexico. Some estimates placed it by late May or early June, 2010, as among the largest oil spills in the world with tens of millions of gallons spilled to date. 2000s 3.6% 380 MILLION GALLONS OF OIL PER YEAR ENTERS THE OCEANS. 1990s 20.1% 10,000 km2 1970s was the area of the oil slick 55.5% on May 1. 1980s 20.8% ABOUT 55% OF THE 210 km OIL ENTERING THE OCEANS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN ACTIVITIES > CAUSES OF MAJOR OIL SPILLS 1.1% 0.9% Other Equipment failure 3.5 barrels of oil- were spilled every minute. operations ABOUT 70% OF THIS IS SPILLED DURING PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION THIS IS EQUAL TO 5,000 8.1% 7.2% Loading and discharging Fire and explosion BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY Some unofficial sources 22% IS SPILLED estimate that it spilled 20,000 barrels per day. during the distribution of oil 12.4% Hull failure 29.1% Collision 11 people 36.3% 5% AND 5% IS SPILLED during oil production Grounding Unknown are présumed dead. TRAVEL Sources: ITOPF | Galileu | Wikipedia | WHOI Information provided by: www.travelinsurance.org insurance- SEXX The oil is spilling from 5000 feet below sea level. 112 km THE WORLD'S MOST DISASTROUS > THE 10 BIGGEST DISASTERS OIL SPILLS 6 - FERGANA VALLEY, 1992 THE 10 BIGGEST 1- GULF WAR OIL SPILL, 1991 DISASTERS SPILLED OVER 2 - LAKEVIEW GUSHER, 1910 7 - NOWRUZ FIELD PLATFORM, 1983 5,613,000 TONNES OF OIL. 3 - DEEPWATER HORIZON, 2010 8 - ABT SUMMER, 1991 4 - IXTOC I, 1979 9 - CASTILLO DE BELLVER, 1983 5 - ATLANTIC EXPRESS I, 1979 10 - AMOCO CADIZ, 1978 227,000 Tonnes 285,000 Tonnes 1,500,000 Tonnes 10 6 2 1 287,000 Tonnes 3 7 1,230,000 Tonnes 480,000 Tonnes 5 832,000 Tonnes 260,000 Tonnes 8 260,000 Tonnes 252,000 Tonnes VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED PER DECADE > WHAT IS THE VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED? > THE BIG DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL The most recent disastrous oil spill ocurred on April 20th in the Gulf of Mexico. Some estimates placed it by late May or early June, 2010, as among the largest oil spills in the world with tens of millions of gallons spilled to date. 2000s 3.6% 380 MILLION GALLONS OF OIL PER YEAR ENTERS THE OCEANS. 1990s 20.1% 10,000 km2 1970s was the area of the oil slick 55.5% on May 1. 1980s 20.8% ABOUT 55% OF THE 210 km OIL ENTERING THE OCEANS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN ACTIVITIES > CAUSES OF MAJOR OIL SPILLS 1.1% 0.9% Other Equipment failure 3.5 barrels of oil- were spilled every minute. operations ABOUT 70% OF THIS IS SPILLED DURING PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION THIS IS EQUAL TO 5,000 8.1% 7.2% Loading and discharging Fire and explosion BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY Some unofficial sources 22% IS SPILLED estimate that it spilled 20,000 barrels per day. during the distribution of oil 12.4% Hull failure 29.1% Collision 11 people 36.3% 5% AND 5% IS SPILLED during oil production Grounding Unknown are présumed dead. TRAVEL Sources: ITOPF | Galileu | Wikipedia | WHOI Information provided by: www.travelinsurance.org insurance- The oil is spilling from 5000 feet below sea level. 112 km THE WORLD'S MOST DISASTROUS > THE 10 BIGGEST DISASTERS OIL SPILLS 6 - FERGANA VALLEY, 1992 THE 10 BIGGEST 1- GULF WAR OIL SPILL, 1991 DISASTERS SPILLED OVER 2 - LAKEVIEW GUSHER, 1910 7 - NOWRUZ FIELD PLATFORM, 1983 5,613,000 TONNES OF OIL. 3 - DEEPWATER HORIZON, 2010 8 - ABT SUMMER, 1991 4 - IXTOC I, 1979 9 - CASTILLO DE BELLVER, 1983 5 - ATLANTIC EXPRESS I, 1979 10 - AMOCO CADIZ, 1978 227,000 Tonnes 285,000 Tonnes 1,500,000 Tonnes 10 6 2 1 287,000 Tonnes 3 7 1,230,000 Tonnes 480,000 Tonnes 5 832,000 Tonnes 260,000 Tonnes 8 260,000 Tonnes 252,000 Tonnes VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED PER DECADE > WHAT IS THE VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED? > THE BIG DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL The most recent disastrous oil spill ocurred on April 20th in the Gulf of Mexico. Some estimates placed it by late May or early June, 2010, as among the largest oil spills in the world with tens of millions of gallons spilled to date. 2000s 3.6% 380 MILLION GALLONS OF OIL PER YEAR ENTERS THE OCEANS. 1990s 20.1% 10,000 km2 1970s was the area of the oil slick 55.5% on May 1. 1980s 20.8% ABOUT 55% OF THE 210 km OIL ENTERING THE OCEANS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN ACTIVITIES > CAUSES OF MAJOR OIL SPILLS 1.1% 0.9% Other Equipment failure 3.5 barrels of oil- were spilled every minute. operations ABOUT 70% OF THIS IS SPILLED DURING PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION THIS IS EQUAL TO 5,000 8.1% 7.2% Loading and discharging Fire and explosion BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY Some unofficial sources 22% IS SPILLED estimate that it spilled 20,000 barrels per day. during the distribution of oil 12.4% Hull failure 29.1% Collision 11 people 36.3% 5% AND 5% IS SPILLED during oil production Grounding Unknown are présumed dead. TRAVEL Sources: ITOPF | Galileu | Wikipedia | WHOI Information provided by: www.travelinsurance.org insurance- The oil is spilling from 5000 feet below sea level. 112 km THE WORLD'S MOST DISASTROUS > THE 10 BIGGEST DISASTERS OIL SPILLS 6 - FERGANA VALLEY, 1992 THE 10 BIGGEST 1- GULF WAR OIL SPILL, 1991 DISASTERS SPILLED OVER 2 - LAKEVIEW GUSHER, 1910 7 - NOWRUZ FIELD PLATFORM, 1983 5,613,000 TONNES OF OIL. 3 - DEEPWATER HORIZON, 2010 8 - ABT SUMMER, 1991 4 - IXTOC I, 1979 9 - CASTILLO DE BELLVER, 1983 5 - ATLANTIC EXPRESS I, 1979 10 - AMOCO CADIZ, 1978 227,000 Tonnes 285,000 Tonnes 1,500,000 Tonnes 10 6 2 1 287,000 Tonnes 3 7 1,230,000 Tonnes 480,000 Tonnes 5 832,000 Tonnes 260,000 Tonnes 8 260,000 Tonnes 252,000 Tonnes VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED PER DECADE > WHAT IS THE VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED? > THE BIG DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL The most recent disastrous oil spill ocurred on April 20th in the Gulf of Mexico. Some estimates placed it by late May or early June, 2010, as among the largest oil spills in the world with tens of millions of gallons spilled to date. 2000s 3.6% 380 MILLION GALLONS OF OIL PER YEAR ENTERS THE OCEANS. 1990s 20.1% 10,000 km2 1970s was the area of the oil slick 55.5% on May 1. 1980s 20.8% ABOUT 55% OF THE 210 km OIL ENTERING THE OCEANS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN ACTIVITIES > CAUSES OF MAJOR OIL SPILLS 1.1% 0.9% Other Equipment failure 3.5 barrels of oil- were spilled every minute. operations ABOUT 70% OF THIS IS SPILLED DURING PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION THIS IS EQUAL TO 5,000 8.1% 7.2% Loading and discharging Fire and explosion BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY Some unofficial sources 22% IS SPILLED estimate that it spilled 20,000 barrels per day. during the distribution of oil 12.4% Hull failure 29.1% Collision 11 people 36.3% 5% AND 5% IS SPILLED during oil production Grounding Unknown are présumed dead. TRAVEL Sources: ITOPF | Galileu | Wikipedia | WHOI Information provided by: www.travelinsurance.org insurance- The oil is spilling from 5000 feet below sea level. 112 km THE WORLD'S MOST DISASTROUS > THE 10 BIGGEST DISASTERS OIL SPILLS 6 - FERGANA VALLEY, 1992 THE 10 BIGGEST 1- GULF WAR OIL SPILL, 1991 DISASTERS SPILLED OVER 2 - LAKEVIEW GUSHER, 1910 7 - NOWRUZ FIELD PLATFORM, 1983 5,613,000 TONNES OF OIL. 3 - DEEPWATER HORIZON, 2010 8 - ABT SUMMER, 1991 4 - IXTOC I, 1979 9 - CASTILLO DE BELLVER, 1983 5 - ATLANTIC EXPRESS I, 1979 10 - AMOCO CADIZ, 1978 227,000 Tonnes 285,000 Tonnes 1,500,000 Tonnes 10 6 2 1 287,000 Tonnes 3 7 1,230,000 Tonnes 480,000 Tonnes 5 832,000 Tonnes 260,000 Tonnes 8 260,000 Tonnes 252,000 Tonnes VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED PER DECADE > WHAT IS THE VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED? > THE BIG DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL The most recent disastrous oil spill ocurred on April 20th in the Gulf of Mexico. Some estimates placed it by late May or early June, 2010, as among the largest oil spills in the world with tens of millions of gallons spilled to date. 2000s 3.6% 380 MILLION GALLONS OF OIL PER YEAR ENTERS THE OCEANS. 1990s 20.1% 10,000 km2 1970s was the area of the oil slick 55.5% on May 1. 1980s 20.8% ABOUT 55% OF THE 210 km OIL ENTERING THE OCEANS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN ACTIVITIES > CAUSES OF MAJOR OIL SPILLS 1.1% 0.9% Other Equipment failure 3.5 barrels of oil- were spilled every minute. operations ABOUT 70% OF THIS IS SPILLED DURING PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION THIS IS EQUAL TO 5,000 8.1% 7.2% Loading and discharging Fire and explosion BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY Some unofficial sources 22% IS SPILLED estimate that it spilled 20,000 barrels per day. during the distribution of oil 12.4% Hull failure 29.1% Collision 11 people 36.3% 5% AND 5% IS SPILLED during oil production Grounding Unknown are présumed dead. TRAVEL Sources: ITOPF | Galileu | Wikipedia | WHOI Information provided by: www.travelinsurance.org insurance- The oil is spilling from 5000 feet below sea level. 112 km THE WORLD'S MOST DISASTROUS > THE 10 BIGGEST DISASTERS OIL SPILLS 6 - FERGANA VALLEY, 1992 THE 10 BIGGEST 1- GULF WAR OIL SPILL, 1991 DISASTERS SPILLED OVER 2 - LAKEVIEW GUSHER, 1910 7 - NOWRUZ FIELD PLATFORM, 1983 5,613,000 TONNES OF OIL. 3 - DEEPWATER HORIZON, 2010 8 - ABT SUMMER, 1991 4 - IXTOC I, 1979 9 - CASTILLO DE BELLVER, 1983 5 - ATLANTIC EXPRESS I, 1979 10 - AMOCO CADIZ, 1978 227,000 Tonnes 285,000 Tonnes 1,500,000 Tonnes 10 6 2 1 287,000 Tonnes 3 7 1,230,000 Tonnes 480,000 Tonnes 5 832,000 Tonnes 260,000 Tonnes 8 260,000 Tonnes 252,000 Tonnes VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED PER DECADE > WHAT IS THE VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED? > THE BIG DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL The most recent disastrous oil spill ocurred on April 20th in the Gulf of Mexico. Some estimates placed it by late May or early June, 2010, as among the largest oil spills in the world with tens of millions of gallons spilled to date. 2000s 3.6% 380 MILLION GALLONS OF OIL PER YEAR ENTERS THE OCEANS. 1990s 20.1% 10,000 km2 1970s was the area of the oil slick 55.5% on May 1. 1980s 20.8% ABOUT 55% OF THE 210 km OIL ENTERING THE OCEANS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN ACTIVITIES > CAUSES OF MAJOR OIL SPILLS 1.1% 0.9% Other Equipment failure 3.5 barrels of oil- were spilled every minute. operations ABOUT 70% OF THIS IS SPILLED DURING PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION THIS IS EQUAL TO 5,000 8.1% 7.2% Loading and discharging Fire and explosion BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY Some unofficial sources 22% IS SPILLED estimate that it spilled 20,000 barrels per day. during the distribution of oil 12.4% Hull failure 29.1% Collision 11 people 36.3% 5% AND 5% IS SPILLED during oil production Grounding Unknown are présumed dead. TRAVEL Sources: ITOPF | Galileu | Wikipedia | WHOI Information provided by: www.travelinsurance.org insurance- The oil is spilling from 5000 feet below sea level. 112 km THE WORLD'S MOST DISASTROUS > THE 10 BIGGEST DISASTERS OIL SPILLS 6 - FERGANA VALLEY, 1992 THE 10 BIGGEST 1- GULF WAR OIL SPILL, 1991 DISASTERS SPILLED OVER 2 - LAKEVIEW GUSHER, 1910 7 - NOWRUZ FIELD PLATFORM, 1983 5,613,000 TONNES OF OIL. 3 - DEEPWATER HORIZON, 2010 8 - ABT SUMMER, 1991 4 - IXTOC I, 1979 9 - CASTILLO DE BELLVER, 1983 5 - ATLANTIC EXPRESS I, 1979 10 - AMOCO CADIZ, 1978 227,000 Tonnes 285,000 Tonnes 1,500,000 Tonnes 10 6 2 1 287,000 Tonnes 3 7 1,230,000 Tonnes 480,000 Tonnes 5 832,000 Tonnes 260,000 Tonnes 8 260,000 Tonnes 252,000 Tonnes VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED PER DECADE > WHAT IS THE VOLUME OF OIL SPILLED? > THE BIG DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL The most recent disastrous oil spill ocurred on April 20th in the Gulf of Mexico. Some estimates placed it by late May or early June, 2010, as among the largest oil spills in the world with tens of millions of gallons spilled to date. 2000s 3.6% 380 MILLION GALLONS OF OIL PER YEAR ENTERS THE OCEANS. 1990s 20.1% 10,000 km2 1970s was the area of the oil slick 55.5% on May 1. 1980s 20.8% ABOUT 55% OF THE 210 km OIL ENTERING THE OCEANS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN ACTIVITIES > CAUSES OF MAJOR OIL SPILLS 1.1% 0.9% Other Equipment failure 3.5 barrels of oil- were spilled every minute. operations ABOUT 70% OF THIS IS SPILLED DURING PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION THIS IS EQUAL TO 5,000 8.1% 7.2% Loading and discharging Fire and explosion BARRELS OF OIL PER DAY Some unofficial sources 22% IS SPILLED estimate that it spilled 20,000 barrels per day. during the distribution of oil 12.4% Hull failure 29.1% Collision 11 people 36.3% 5% AND 5% IS SPILLED during oil production Grounding Unknown are présumed dead. TRAVEL Sources: ITOPF | Galileu | Wikipedia | WHOI Information provided by: www.travelinsurance.org insurance- The oil is spilling from 5000 feet below sea level. 112 km