Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,785,000 to 3,300,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels): 508,615
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,276,385 to 2,791,385
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day): 42% to (…)
Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,750,000 to 3,240,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels): 483,395
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,266,605 to 2,756,605
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day): 39% (…)
Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,750,000 to 3,240,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels): 460,000
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,255,000 to 2,720,000
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day): 45% to 77%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date): 14% to 27%
Federal waters (…)
Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,575,000 to 2,940,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels): 371,165
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,203,835 to 2,568,835
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day): 45% to 77%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date): 13% to 24%
Federal waters (…)
In an earlier post I talked about the possible impact of an offshore drilling moratorium on oil production and prices. The drilling moratorium continues to be a hot issue, with a federal judge issuing a temporary injunction against it, and Secretary Salazar vowing to to issue a more explicit justification for the ban.
A number of (…)
Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,540,000 to 2,880,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels): 347,890
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,192,110 to 2,532,110
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day): 45% to 77%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date): 12% to 23%
Federal waters (…)
Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,505,000 to 2,820,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels): 320,800
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,184,200 to 2,499,200
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day): 43% to 74%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date): 11% to 21%
Federal waters (…)
A New York Times/CBS News poll out today reports that Americans are “deeply concerned” about energy but are “unwilling to pay higher gasoline prices to help develop new fuel sources.” What adjective would you use to describe the American attitude towards oil? Misguided? Uneducated? Hypocritical? Deeply conflicted? Since 1970 the country (…)
Gross amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,470,000 to 2,760,000
Amount of oil recovered by BP to date (barrels): 294,970
Net amount of oil released to date (barrels): 1,175,030 to 2,465,030
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (current day): 39% to 67%
Oil recovered as % of oil gross release (to date): 11% to 20%
Federal waters (…)
On June 3, 1979, the 2 mile deep exploratory well, IXTOC I, blew out in the Bahia de Campeche, 600 miles south of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico. The water depth at the wellhead site is about 50 m (164 feet). The oil and gas blowing out of the well ignited, causing the platform (…)
