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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency estimates that 5,000 barrels per day began spilling from the rig. This was early on, and they made this estimate based on changes in the colors in the oil spill. See attached link. The estimate is very approximate and not rigorous because human error is involved in identifying colors.
According to BP, it is impossible to make a precise estimate of the flow rate from the blow out. Other experts have suggested that the flow rate may be considerably higher than 5,000 barrels/day as estimated by NOAA, but I have not seen the data to justify these estimates.
The 5,000 barrels per day = 210,000 gallons per day. On May 19, 2010, the insertion tube began to work, and is reported by BP to be siphoning off 2,000 barrels/day or 84,000 gallons per day, so the oil rate may be 125,000 gallons per day.
The weather has been good in the gulf, and there is an intense skimming and oil burning going on, so at the moment (May 21) it is difficult to say if whether the size of the spill is increasing or decreasing.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y ago5.7 Million - 9.5 million liters of oil were spilled per day, with about 3.8 million liters captured each day. In other measurements, this is about:
1.5 million - 2.5 million gallons leaking, 1 million gallons captured.
50,000 - 75,000 barrels leaking, 32,000 barrels captured.
As of 2010 July 15, BP was able to temporarily fully cap the oil spill with a 5.8 meter, 150,000 pound cap, (68,000 kg, 37,000 stone) so that no oil would leak out. However, this is probably a temporary measure to ready ships to collect more oil. Furthermore, it failed to completely stop the oil, as damaged oil pipes caused the oil to leak out through the ocean floor.
The spilt oil continues to spread, and be collected or burned.
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∙ 13y agoThe oil spill is spilling 40,000 gallons of oil each day.
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∙ 13y agoFar to much
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∙ 13y ago160,000,000
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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.
How many gallons of oil a day are being spilled?
This is hard to answer: Oil is spilled in many ways, and new oil spills occur every day.Current Oil Spills:For the BP Gulf oil spill, please see related questions.
How many gallons per day of oil spilled out at the BP oil spill?
It has spilled 42,000,000 before the 'top kill' experiment and even after it leaks out 12,000 a day.
How much natural gas from the Gulf spill is BP burning a day?
BP has said that they are burning 30 million cubic feet of natural gas a day.
What are the release dates for Larry King Live - 1985 Gulf Oil Spill Day 36?
Larry King Live - 1985 Gulf Oil Spill Day 36 was released on: USA: 25 May 2010
Why is the BP oil spill so bad?
Because billions of barrels of oil was spilled into the gulf ruining reefs, killing animals, and the amount of oil in the gulf is increasing dramaticly every day. And the worst part is... BP's plans to fix it fail, over and over again, and their plans will continue to fail.
Amount of released daily in gulf oil spill?
5,000 gallons per day.
What are the Comparisons of Exxon spill to bp spill?
In terms of size, BP is worse. In terms of damage, there's no clear answer. Here are my reasons. The Exxon-Valdez spill was caused by a tanker accident causing oil to spill. The total amount of oil spilled is estimated to be 11 million gallons. The environmental damage was extensive. See related link. The BP spill is ongoing and as such, my comments are limited to my knowledge as of May 28. The BP well, Macondo, has been spilling oil since April 20. There have been various estimates of the rate. The latest estimate from a task force of professionals, is 12,000 to 19,000 barrels per day. A barrel contains 42 gallons, so the estimated rate is 504,000 to 798,000 barrels per day. Considering the well has been spilling for 38 days, this means that approximately 19 to 30 million gallons have already been spilled into the gulf. As of today, May 28, we do not know if this flow has been stopped. So, it is correct to say that the BP blowout spilled more oil than Exxon-Valdez accident. However, is it a worse accident? Eleven people died in the fire. In this aspect, it is much worse. Is it worse in terms of environmental damage? No two accidents are the same. The damage is continuing. So are the clean up efforts. The Gulf Coast area is much more accessible. The resources in terms of clean up equipment are much more available in the Gulf Coast. The ecosystems of Alaska and Louisiana are very different. This will be a controversial question for some time. I have included information on the BP spill and three other very large spills, Exxon-Valdez, Ixtoc-1 and Gulf War spill. The Gulf War spill was the world's largest spill and the degree to which the oil impacted the environment is still controversial.
How much oil is the BP well losing per day?
BP is losing about 100 000 barrels of oil a day due to the recent and on going oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
What international catastrophes happened because the butler spilled the turkey on Thanksgiving Day?
The downfall of Turkey, no food for Hungary, the breaking of China, and the spill of Greece.
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
How big is the gulf oil spill?
So far, on the top of the water, the oil spill is bigger than New York! The state, not the city. It is still getting bigger every day!
