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Deepwater Horizon: 7,000 to 10,000 tonnes Gulf of Mexico  email this discussion to a friend?

myLot reputation of 88/100. ruperto (1045)   ranked 187 out of 4,279 in thinker 2 years ago

IT seems since 1967, oil spill has been occurring around the world ... three from rig blowout, nine from tankers ...

(data from BBC)
1. Ixtoc 1: 476,000 tonnes Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico
2. Atlantic Empress: 287,000 tonnes Off Tobago, West Indies
3. Nowruz Oil Field: 272, 000 tonnes Persian Gulf
4. ABT Summer: 260,000 tonnes 700 nautical miles off Angola
5. Castillo de Bellver: 252,000 tonnes Off Saldanha Bay, South Africa
6. Amoco Cadiz: 223,000 tonnes off Brittany, France
7. Haven: 144,000 tonnes Genoa, Italy
8. Odyssey: 132,000 tonnes 700 nautical miles off Nova Scotia, Canada
9. Torrey Canyon: 119,000 tonnes Scilly Isles, UK
10. Sea Star: 115,000 tonnes Gulf of Oman
11. Exxon Valdez: 37,000 tonnes Prince William Sound, Alaska, US
12. Deepwater Horizon: 7,000 to 10,000 tonnes Gulf of Mexico

Perhaps it is time to prohibit oil explorations in deep waters. What do you think?

 

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