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Santa Barbara Well Blowout
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Corexit was used alongside Polycomplex A in order to disperse oil up to 2 miles away from shore. -
Hamilton Trader
Location: Liverpool Bay, England
Corexit 7664 was used to break up thin oil slicks. -
Arrow
Location: Novia Scotia, Canada
Corexit 8666 was applied in large quantities to oil slicks. -
Shell Platform 26
Location: Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana
Corexit 7664 was applied to the spill at a rate of 3 barrels per hour for the purpose of preventing oil slicks from forming around the platform. -
Rockaway Fuel Oil Spill
Location: Rockaway Point, New York
Corexit 9527 was applied to the spill using Coast Guard and Waterways boats under supervision of the EPA. -
IXTOC I
Location: Bahia de Campeche, Mexico
493 aerial missions were conducted in order to apply Corexit to 1,100 square miles of oil slick. -
Sea Speed Arabia
Location: New York Upper Harbor, New york
Corexit was effective in dispersing an oil slick near Staton Island. -
Alvenus
Location: Calcasleu River bar channel, 11 miles southeast of Cameron Louisisana
A small amount of Corexit 9527 was applied to a stranded seawall and effectively reduced the concentration of poly aromatic hydrocarbons around the area. -
Puerto Rican Oil Spill
Location: San Franscisco Bay, California
1,958 gallons of Corexit 9527 was used on 413 acres of the main spill. -
Texaco Storage Tank
Location: Bahia Las Minas, Panama
132 barrels of Corexit 9527 were applied by aircraft to several areas, but it seemed to be ineffective due to the weathered state of the oil and lack of turbulence where the dispersant was applied. -
Pac Baroness
Location: 12 miles southwest of Point Conception, California
100 gallons of Corexit was used to disperse a portion of the oil spill with an area of approximately 20 acres. There was a second application as well of 250 gallons onto windrows of oil near San Miguel Island. -
Cabo Pilar
Location: Punta Davis, Chile
Over 500 gallons of Corexit 9527 was used to treat oil off the coast of Chile. Studies showed that the dispersants did not affect marine resources. -
Exxon Valdez
Location: Bligh Reef, Prince William Sound, Alaska
A large scale test was conducted to determine if Corexit 9580 should be used to clean the shorelines affected by the spill. It was only recommended for use on the Smith Island due to possible ecological effects elsewhere. -
Mega Borg
Location: Gulf of Mexico
In June of that year, Corexit 9527 was applied to a portion of the oil slick in the Gulf, using a total of 11,300 gallons of dispersant. -
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Location: Gulf of Mexico
1.84 million gallons of Corexit was used along with skimmer ships, floating booms, and controlled burns. -
Rena Oil Spill
Location: Tauranga, New Zealand
Maritime New Zealand used Corexit 9500 to break up oil slicks on the Astrolabe Reef.