Most recent oil spill in the ocean
10 Nov 2010 Impact of oil spills in the U.S. Arctic Ocean from oil and gas development a catastrophic blowout (like the recent BP Deepwater Horizon spill) 28 Jun 2010 Marine biology and environmental experts said they feared the The largest recent spill was in 1991 in the Gulf as a result of the Gulf War Some oil accumulated at the shoreline, on the ocean's surface, and in an underwater plume. Because oil is less dense than water, most spilled oil floats on the water's not been included in the original oil budget, recent studies show that