Oil spills - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
...Oil is an ancient fossil fuel that we use to heat our homes, generate electricity, and power large sectors of our economy. But when oil accidentally spills into the ocean, it can cause big problems. Oil spills can harm sea creatures, ruin a day at the beach, and make seafood unsafe to eat. It takes sound science to clean up the oil, measure the impacts of pollution, and help t...
https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/oil-spills
Oil spills: A major marine ecosystem threat - National Oceanic and ...
...Thousands of oil and chemical spills occur each year in the nation?s coastal waters. They range from small ship collisions to recreational boating fuel mishaps to massive spill events like the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The release of oil and chemicals into our coastal waterways is a major problem. Spills can kill wild...
https://www.noaa.gov/explainers/oil-spills-major-marine-ecosystem-threat
How do oil spills affect the environment? | World Economic Forum
...Beyond the immediate and visible damage caused to sea life, oil spills continue to affect marine life and the environment for years. Here?s what you need to know....
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2021/10/oil-spill-environment-ocean/
Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlements: Where the money went
...A total of $16 billion was made available for overall Gulf of Mexico Restoration after the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. How was the money spent?...
https://www.noaa.gov/explainers/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-settlements-where-money-went
The Exxon Valdez, 25 Years Later - National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
...Recovery Timeline The tanker Exxon Valdez spilled almost 11 million gallons of oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989, injuring 28 types of animals, plants, and marine habitats. How long has it taken them to recover from this spill? Twenty-five years later, which ones have not recovered? Here is a timeline showing when natural resources were declared officially "recovered ......
https://www.noaa.gov/exxon-valdez-25-years-later-15-minutes
Oil in the Ocean | Ocean Today - National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
...While large oil spills like the one in New Orleans last summer contribute to oil pollution, the ocean suffers from far more than the occasional spill that hits national headlines. In fact, hundreds of millions of gallons of oil end up in the ocean every year, and only 5% of that is from big spills....
https://www.noaa.gov/oil-in-ocean
Deepwater Horizon Lessons Learned for the Emergency Response Division
...Deepwater Horizon Lessons Learned for the Emergency Response Division ERD and DRC employees reviewed the following after action reports from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to identify and capture Lessons Learned pertinent to the OR&R:...
https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/0004_Executive_Summary_DWHLL.pdf
Deepwater Horizon oil spill contributed to high number of Gulf dolphin ...
...The timing, location, and nature of the detected lesions support that contaminants from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused these lesions and contributed to the high numbers of dolphin deaths within this oil spill?s footprint....
https://www.noaa.gov/deepwater-horizon-oil-spill-contributed-high-number-gulf-dolphin-deaths-0
Deep sea ecosystem may take decades to recover from Deepwater Horizon spill
...The deepsea soft-sediment ecosystem in the immediate area of the 2010?s Deepwater Horizon well head blowout and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will likely take decades to recover from the spill?s impacts, according to a scientific paper reported in the online scientific journal PLoS One....
https://www.noaa.gov/deep-sea-ecosystem-may-take-decades-recover-deepwater-horizon-spill
Private, public effort contains 1 million gallons of oil at longest U.S ...
...An oil containment system was designed, created, and installed in 2019 by Couvillion Group, LLC, a company selected and hired by the U.S. Coast Guard. While the spill remains active, the containment system captures oil as it emerges under the surface and experts continue to work on a permanent solution....
https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/private-public-effort-contains-1-million-gallons-of-oil-at-longest-us-spill