Here is a listing of the worst oil spills in the world in the last ten years. The information is listed in the following order: The name of the spill is followed by the country, location, date and quantity of oil spilled. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons, or 7.33 barrels, or 1165 liters.
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1. Deepwater Horizon, United States, Gulf of Mexico, 20 April 2010 – 15 July 2010,
627,000 tonnes
2. 2010 ExxonMobil oil spill, Nigeria, Niger Delta, 1 May 2010,
95,500
tonnes
3. Xingang Port oil spill, China, Yellow Sea, 16 July 2010 - 21 July 2010,
90,000
tonnes
