This statistic depicts the amount of oil removed after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. A total of approximately 827,000 barrels of oil have been collected or flared. The U.S. government estimated the total amount of oil spilled to some 4.9 million barrels.
Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010
(in barrels)
The drilling platform Deepwater Horizon exploded on April 20, 2010 and sank two days later. The oil spill from the well could only be stopped 87 days later.
* Governmental estimate; see here, page 33.
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BP. (March 2, 2011). Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
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BP. (2011). Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
BP. "Quantity of Disposed Oil after The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in The Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in Barrels)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
BP, Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
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