This depends on which oil spill is being referred to. See related questions.
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88 days so far
87 days
The most recent (20 April 2010) BP oil spill has been going on for 91 days as of 2010 July 19th. The Alaskan Prudhoe Bay spill was discovered 2006 Mar 6, about a week after the first significant leaks began occurring. It took many months for the oil to be fully stopped and cleaned up.
April 20, 2010 - present (52 days)
The oil spill began April 20.
There have been thousands of oil spills in history, ever since oil was first discovered.
No. Germany has not been affected. The oil spill, as of June 18, has been confined to the Gulf of Mexico.
Prior to the BP oil spill, it was considered that the necessary precautions had been taken so there would be no oil spill. This has been proven wrong. The motivation for drilling for oil is to make money. Many oil wells similar to the one that caused the BP spill are drilled around the world. There is very active discussion of the causes with the industry and government, and how to prevent them in the future.
There have been many oil spills in history; see related questions: The BP Gulf of Mexico/Macondo Blowout/Deepwater Horizon oil spill well blow out and subsequent spill began on April 20, 2010.
There have been many oil spills that have leaked into water sources. See related questions.
As of June 26th, 2010 it will be the 68th day of the oil spill, and each day more and more oil is being released and destroying life all around. What a terrible tragedy.This is a terrible tragedy, this will effect EVERYTHING. The food chain, and all the innocent Animals, and people- amandap11