Editing Oil spill (section)

=== Offshore oil platforms ===
[[File:Figure 1 Use of Chemical Dispersants during a Subsurface Oil Spill (51787831851).jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Chemical dispersants may be deployed from boats, planes, and underwater vehicles in response to an offshore oil spill]]
Accidental spills from [[oil platform]]s nowadays account for approximately 3% of oil spills in the oceans.<ref name=":3" /> Prominent offshore oil platform spills typically occurred as a result of a [[Blowout (well drilling)|blowout]]. They can go on for months until relief wells have been drilled, resulting in enormous amounts of oil leaked.<ref name=":1" /> Notable examples of such oil spills are [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill|Deepwater Horizon]] and [[Ixtoc I oil spill|Ixtoc I]]. While technologies for drilling in deep water have significantly improved in the past 30–40 years, oil companies move to drilling sites in more and more difficult places. This ambiguous development results in no clear trend regarding the frequency of offshore oil platform spills.<ref name=":1" />