The phrase "oil disaster" refers to a very bad or unfortunate event related to oil, such as a large and harmful oil spill in the ocean or a major accident at an oil drilling facility.
Sentences with «oil disaster»
The 2010 BP oil disaster gave us a stark reminder of the dangers of offshore oil drilling. (chesapeakeclimate.org)
Past oil disasters have shown that only 15 to 25 percent of the oil can be effectively removed from the marine environments. (sciencedaily.com)
Since this situation produces so many unhappy oil disaster headlines, we take pleasure in sharing the details of a rare success. (treehugger.com)