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Time and Oil

58 days – the length of time oil has been gushing into the Gulf since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion

60,000 barrels or 2.5 Million gallons – daily rate of oil spewing into the Gulf

250,000 barrels/day or 11 Million gallons/day – The rate of oil spill BP’s response plan claimed it could contain

1,000 barrels/day – BP’s initial estimate of the rate of oil leaking

30,000 barrels/day – the amount of oil a good well in the Gulf Coast provides when it is under control. This has to increase for a well not under control.

5,000 barrels/day – The “taken for” rate long agreed upon by BP and government officials.

15,000 barrels/day – the rate of oil currently being siphoned by BP

145 Million gallons – the estimated total amount of oil that has leaked from the source.

14 – the approximate number of Exxon Valdez spills it would take to equal this BP spill thusfar

1.1 Million gallons – approximate amount of toxic chemical dispersant BP has deployed into the Gulf to break apart the oil.

1,800 – gallons of oily water have been skimmed (CNN 6/10)

3,800,000 – gallons of oil have been burned (CNN 6/10)

4,000,000 – gallons of oil have been recovered from the gushing well (CNN 6/10)

BP wastes time after explosion and in between attempts

• 5 days after explosion before BP attempts and fails activating shutoff valves
• 11 days pass before BP tries its 100-ton “top hat”
• 4 days after that failed, BP tries another “top hat”
• 9 days after that failed, BP attempts “top kill”
• 3 days after that and “junk shot” failed, BP fails at cutting through pipe
  

11,505 square miles – the area of the Gulf covered with a layer of oil on June 3rd

30 days – time passed before BP released live video footage of leak

50 days – time passed before BP released higher quality video footage

Financials

$140 Million – Amount U.S. government has used in cleanup efforts and plans to keep “pouring in assets” (CNN) – 6/10

$75 Million – the maximum amount BP is legally liable for cleanup costs under the 1990 Oil Pollution Act

$1 Billion – estimated costs of the cleanup efforts alone thusfar

$20 Billion – tentative amount BP has agreed to set aside in a fund to pay entitlements to those impacted by the oil spill

$20 Billion – Dollar value of Gulf tourism

$163 Billion – Profits made by BP from 2001-2009 alone

Environment & Misc.

783 – Number of birds killed by this disastrous oil spill

1 – percentage of birds that survive long-term after being covered in oil

72 – percentage of U.S. shrimp that come from the Gulf of Mexico

353 – number of endangered sea turtles killed

41 – number of dolphins and other marine mammals killed

109 – number of oil cleanup workers who have gotten sick

760 – the number of OSHA violations committed by BP in the past three years (97% of industry)

25,000 people – contractors, volunteers and members of military were involved on the ground (CNN 6/10)

For a detailed play by play of the major events that have occurred since the explosion, please view our previous post.

References include: CNN, Newsweek, Before It’s News, Tree Hugger, New York Times, Inhabitat, BP

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