Russian tankers were responsible for a massive oil spill in the Black Sea. The result was a loss of aquatic life and animals ...

At such high pressures, some of the natural gas separated ... when it migrates upward through oil seeps. In warm, sunny areas, like area around the Gulf of Mexico, hydrocarbons that migrate ...

Thus, the introduced bacteria are likely to add little to the natural flora. Indeed, in the Gulf of Mexico the reduced oxygen levels around the oil in open water indicate bacterial proliferation ...