baɪ ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, ðə kəntˈɪnjuːɪŋ spˈɪl wʌz ɐpɹˈoʊtʃɪŋ ðə lˈɛvəl ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn dˈiːpwɔːɾɚ hɚɹˈaɪzən ˈɔɪl spˈɪl, ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst mɚɹˈiːn ˈɔɪl spˈɪl ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə pətɹˈoʊliːəm ˈɪndʌstɹi.
By October 2018, the continuing spill was approaching the level of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry.