Energy.gov (blog) | Soaking Up an Oil Spill Energy.gov (blog) When the Deepwater Horizon drilling pipe blew out seven years ago, beginning the worst oil spill in U.S. history, those in charge of the recovery discovered a new wrinkle: the millions of gallons of oil bubbling from the sea floor weren't all ... New Sponge Can Soak Up Insane Amounts of Oil, We'll Probably Need It Sponge can soak up and release spilled oil hundreds of times The Latest Solution For Cleaning Up Oil Spills? It's A Sponge |