An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that caught fire after an explosion on Tuesday night has now sunk, the US Coast Guard has said. A search is continuing for 11 missing workers after the blast at ...

Russian tankers were responsible for a massive oil spill in the Black Sea. The result was a loss of aquatic life and animals ...

There have been dozens of armed attacks by pirates in the southern Gulf of Mexico, primarily on offshore oil rigs and vessels ... in which robbers opened fire and stole high-value equipment.

In late April an explosive blowout of the well had turned the Deepwater Horizon, one of the world's most advanced drill rigs ... in shallow-water oil production. The Gulf of Mexico now accounts ...

Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil ...