Crude Oil Spills

The Global Oil Tanker Market: An Overview as It Relates to Sanctions, R47962 (March 18, 2024)

Oil Spills: Background and Governance, RL33705 (Updated June 22, 2023)

Oil and Chemical Spills: Federal Emergency Response Framework, R43251 (Updated March 6, 2023)

The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Tax: Background and Reauthorization Issues in the 116th Congress, IF11160 (April 3, 2019)

The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Tax: Reauthorization Issues and Legislation in the 115th Congress, IF10823 (Updated February 12, 2018)

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Gulf Coast Restoration Efforts, IF10255 (Updated July 17, 2017)

Oil Sands and the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund: The Definition of “Oil” and Related Issues for Congress, R43128 (Updated February 15, 2017)

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Regulations: Background and Issues for Congress, R44536 (Updated January 5, 2017)

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Recent Activities and Ongoing Developments, R42942 (Updated April 17, 2015)

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Regulations: Background and Legislation in the 113th Congress, R43306 (November 14, 2013)

Enacted and Proposed Oil Spill Legislation in the 112th Congress, R41684 (Updated January 16, 2013)

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Fate of the Oil, R41531 (Updated October 4, 2011)

Liability and Compensation Issues Raised by the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill, R41679 (Updated March 11, 2011)

Oil Spill Legislation in the 111th Congress, R41453 (Updated November 3, 2010)