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Ixtoc I oil spill

Accident
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 northwest of Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche in waters 50 m deep. Wikipedia
Dates: Jun 3, 1979 – Mar 23, 1980
Cause: Wellhead blowout
Volume: 3 million barrels (130,000,000 U.S. gallons; 480,000 cubic meters)