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How many gallons of oil were spilled in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
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∙ 13y ago
Estimates vary. The most commonly accepted figures say 60,000-70,000 barrels of oil a day since it blew on April 20, 2010. That makes more than 2.5 MILLION gallons of oil each day. In the 95 days since the oil leak began (as of July 14th, 2010), that makes for approximately 245 MILLION gallons of oil poured into the Gulf - and it will increase every day until the leak is capped or the water pressure becomes more than the pressure of the oil spewing out.
So far no method of stopping the leak or catching the leaked oil has proven effective.
There have been two major oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico:
June 3, 1979 : Ixtoc I oil spill.
April 20, 2010: BP Deepwater Horizon (Macondo Blowout) Oil spill.
Minor spills:
September 16, 2004: Taylor Energy wells. Hurricane Ivan caused leaks to 26 wells near Louisiana.
June 8, 1990: Mega Borg SE of Galveston. Explosions in a tanker's pump room caused fire and oil spills while transferring oil
October 23, 2007: Kab 101 - Storms caused damage to Kab 101 causing collisions, leaks resulting in evacuation of oil rigs.
The BP oil spill was initiated by a methane leak which ignited and exploded on the oil rig.
The valve gave out on April 20th, 2010 but the oil rig ship sank two days later (April 22nd, 2010). The oil leak continues to the present day.
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What is a bp oil spill in the gulf of Mexico?
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was from the Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig that exploded and spilled 42,000 gallons of oil into the ocean every day. It finally ended on July 15, 2010.
What oil tanker did the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico?
The Mega Borg tanker spilled oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 1990.
How many liters of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill?
2
What is important to know about the oil spill in the gulf of Mexico?
some oil spilled
How many gallons of oil have been spilled into the Gulf of Mexico so far?
Oil in the Gulf of MexicoNo one knows how many gallons have spilled and estimates vary greatly. It's certainly in the millions of gallons, with more being spilled daily.
What is the total amount of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico?
11million gallons of oil was spilt
Is the Gulf oil spill the biggest spill ever?
Yes of course it spilled so many gallons of oil that it dwarfs all other oil spills.
How many gallons were spilled in the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico?
About 200,000 gallons per day so that would mean about 3,600,000
Where was the last major oil spill?
In the gulf of Mexico spilled major oil kills animals and other things we may not know about
How many total gallons of oil were spilled in the gulf of Mexico?
Uh like billions Well it pumps like 10,00000 gallons a day!
Was there an oil spill in New Mexico?
No, there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
How did the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico affect dolphins?
how would the oil spill in gulf Mexico affect the dolphins.
