<Tr> <Td> Ixtoc I </Td> <Td> Mexico, Gulf of Mexico </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 06 - 03 - 0000 June 3, 1979--000000001980 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23, 1980 </Td> <Td> 7002454000000000000 ♠ 454--480 </Td> <Td> 7003332900000000000 ♠ 3,329--3,520 </Td> <Td> 7005139818000000000 ♠ 139,818--147,840 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Atlantic Empress / Aegean Captain </Td> <Td> Trinidad and Tobago </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 07 - 19 - 0000 July 19, 1979 </Td> <Td> 7002287000000000000 ♠ 287 </Td> <Td> 7003210500000000000 ♠ 2,105 </Td> <Td> 7004883960000000000 ♠ 88,396 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fergana Valley </Td> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1992 </Td> <Td> 7002285000000000000 ♠ 285 </Td> <Td> 7003209000000000000 ♠ 2,090 </Td> <Td> 7004877800000000000 ♠ 87,780 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nowruz Field Platform </Td> <Td> Iran, Persian Gulf </Td> <Td> 000000001983 - 02 - 04 - 0000 February 4, 1983 </Td> <Td> 7002260000000000000 ♠ 260 </Td> <Td> 7003190700000000000 ♠ 1,907 </Td> <Td> 7004800800000000000 ♠ 80,080 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

Causes and effects of oil spills in the ocean