Here And Now | 40-Year-Old Oil Spill Offers Clues To Deepwater Horizon's Long-Term Impact08:59 Here And Now The Ixtoc I oil spill. This spill was caused by a blown out oil well. The well ran wild for nine months and spilled over 140 million gallons of oil into the Bay of Campeche. (Collection of Doug Helton, NOAA/NOS/ORR). Scientists from the U.S. and Mexico ... |