Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons, or 7.33 barrels, or 1165 liters. This calculation uses a median value of 0.858 for the specific gravity of light crude oil; actual values can range from 0.816 to 0.893, so the amounts shown below are inexact.

One listed as on going

taylor Energy wells us gom sept 16 to present 2243 days 62 tons

Mumbai oil spill indai arabvian sea August 7 2010- august 9 2010 400tons

Barantaria Bay oil US barantaria bay july 27, 2010 thru august 1 2010 45 tons

talmadge creek US Kalamazoo river, Mich. July 26 3250 tons

Xigang port china yellow sea July 16 2010 thru July 21, 2010 90,000 tons

Jebel at-zayt oil egypt, red sea June 16 thru june 23 2010 not known

Red Butte creek, US, Salt lake city, utah, May 25, 2010 1,200 tons


Trans alaska pipeline us, anchorage, alaska, May 25, 2010 1200 tons

Mt bunga kelana, Singapore, singapore strait May 1 2010 2500 tons

2010 exxon mobil Nigeria niger Delta May 1 2010, 95,500

Deep water Horizon US GOM, april 20-july 15 2010 627 tons

2010 great barrier Reef Autrailia, great keppel island april 3 2010 4 tons

Port Arthur , US, Port Arthur, Texas January 23, 2010 130 tons

Yellow River , china, chishui River January 5, 2010 130 tons

List of this year oil spills [link to en.wikipedia.org]
for other years rken


Deep water should be 627,000tons not 627 sorry.

Its seems like there should be more oil spills but could not find info on more. Please add to list if you know of more. thanks Rken