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The major oil disaster in Mexico?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

The Ixtoc I oil well blowout, in 1979. It released 3.3 to 3.6 million oil barrels which eventually hit the coast of Texas. It is regarded as the second worst oil spill to date, behind the Gulf War oil spill (10-12 million oil barrels).

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