In June 1979 , the '' Ixtoc I '' oil platform in the Bay of Campeche suffered a blowout leading to a catastrophic explosion , which resulted in a massive oil spill that continued for nine months before the well was finally capped . This was ranked as the largest oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico until the '' Deepwater Horizon '' oil spill in 2010
massive oil spill
Ixtoc I oil spill
Gulf of Mexico