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Note that there were 2 major BP oil spills.
Alaska (2006)
An oil pipe in Alaska, cracked and started leaking. The oil spill was not detected for many days.
Gulf of Mexico (2010)
A methane leak, and an explosion, caused a fire aboard an offshore oil drilling rig. The explosion damaged the pipeline, causing pressurized oil, to gush into the ocean.
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What is the flow rate of the oil in the BP oil spill?
Estimate - up to 100,000 barrels per day.
What is BP making fuel from?
BP primarily makes fuel from crude oil. They extract oil from underground reserves, refine it in oil refineries, and then distribute various fuel products like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel to consumers.
What is volume of BP oil spill?
This is an ongoing event. My answers are given to the best of the current information as of 12:30 pm, on May 20. Oil continues to flow from the Maconda well. BP has not provided any estimate of the oil flow rate but on May 18, stated that approximately 2,000 BOPD was being captured by the insert tube. NOAA made a preliminary estimate of 5,000 barrels/ day. Given 30 days since the blowout to May 17, total volume would be 150,000 barrels of oil, and 2 days at 3,000 BOPD would make it 156,000 barrels to May 20. Could be a lot more as noted by some experts. It would be difficult to consider it less than 100,000 barrels given the current flow out the insert tube. The big question is how much additional oil will be spilled. That depends on whether the top kill effort is successful. To convert to gallons, multiply by 42. See related link.
Does oil prevent air from entering into water?
Oil forms a layer on the surface of water which can restrict the exchange of gases, including oxygen, between the water and the air. This can have negative impacts on aquatic organisms by reducing the amount of oxygen available in the water for them to breathe.
Why is there Puff back when i pres the oil burner reset button oil burner?
Puffback occurs when unburned oil vapors ignite all at once in the combustion chamber of an oil burner. This explosion can happen when the oil burner system is not functioning properly, leading to a buildup of oil vapors that then ignite during start-up. Regular maintenance and inspection of the oil burner system can help prevent puffback incidents.
States that were afected by the BP oil spill?
Which states were affected by the bp oil spill?
What problems did the BP have with the oil spill in the gulf?
BP was the company who owned the oil that caused the oil spill.
When did the BP oil spill start?
The BP oil spill began on April 22, 2010.
Does the capped pipe ever leak from bp oil spill?
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, the BP oil announced that BP would be temporarily banned from new contracts with the US.
Where did the BP oil spill happen?
The BP oil spills happened in:2006 Prudhoe Bay, Alaska2010 Gulf Of Mexico, on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, about 130 miles SE of New Orleans, Louisiana.The BP oil spill started in the Gulf of Mexico.
Why is the oil spill named bp?
BP was the large energy company who was in charge of final operations at the site of the BP oil spill.
What are the other names of BP oil spill?
The 'Deepwater Horizon oil spill', also called the 'BP Oil Spill', the 'Gulf of Mexico oil spill' or the 'Macondo blowout'... ---- Wikipedia
What is the BP oil spill?
The BP oil spill can refer to either the BP oil spill of March 2, 2006 in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. BP oil spill of April 20, 2010 in the Macondo Prospect oil field in the Gulf of Mexico, on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.
What is the same or differences about the Exxon Valdez and the BP oil spill?
the Exxon Valdez spill happened before the BP oil spill. and the they are the same because they are both an oil spill
Is the BP oil spill worse than the Exxon Valdez oil spill?
This oil spill (the Bp one) is the worse known in the entire U.S history
How many occurrences of oil spills has BP had?
BP has had 2 major oil spills: The BP Alaskan oil spill of 2006, and the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil spill of 2010.
When did the bp oil spill happen in the gulf of mexico?
The Deepwater Horizon spill began with the explosion and fire on April 20, 2010.
