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This map shows the locations of oil spills and other incidents for which NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) provided scientific support for the response. It also shows the locations of other major spills, but it does not show the location of every significant oil spill.
Oil spills are disasters that can have severe social, economic, and environmental impacts. They are the release of crude oil or refined petroleum products from tankers, rigs, wells, and offshore platforms. These spills are most common in marine environments but can also occur on land.
View data, maps and resources related to the oil spills and the environmental emergencies they cause.
16 paź 2024 · ITOPF maintains a database of oil spills from tank vessels, including combined carriers, FPSOs and barges. This contains information on accidental spillages of persistent and non-persistent hydrocarbon oil since 1970, except those resulting from acts of war.
22 kwi 2024 · Thousands of oil spills occur in our oceans each year. This StoryMap will delve into how GIS is used in emergency disaster response.
26 lip 2019 · Our map of the week features the location and volume (in tonnes) of the major oil spill incidents around the world up to 2010. Fortunately, the EU is leading the way in implementing rules for maritime safety and environmental protection 3 and the number of large oil spills globally has decreased dramatically 4 .
This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill (s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons, 256 Imperial gallons, 7.33 barrels, or 1165 litres.
