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The western Gulf may be protected. It appears the currents and wind will carry the oil toward the east. It will affect the delta, eastern La, Mississippi, Alabama and the panhandle of Florida.
One estimate puts the spill at an order of magnitude above 5,000 bbl/d. In the worst case, perhaps the spill rate would approach the production rate of the developed well.
While "the Coast Guard estimates now that at least 1.6 million gallons of oil have spilled since the April 20 explosion that killed 11 workers", "Ian R. MacDonald, an oceanography professor at Florida State University, said his examination of Coast Guard charts and satellite images indicated that 8 million to 9 million gallons had already spilled by April 28."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100501/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill
One estimate puts the spill at an order of magnitude above 5,000 bbl/d. In the worst case, perhaps the spill rate would approach the production rate of the developed well.
While "the Coast Guard estimates now that at least 1.6 million gallons of oil have spilled since the April 20 explosion that killed 11 workers", "Ian R. MacDonald, an oceanography professor at Florida State University, said his examination of Coast Guard charts and satellite images indicated that 8 million to 9 million gallons had already spilled by April 28."
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100501/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill
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