Gulf oil spill: Leak is far greater than Exxon Valdez disaster
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 10:42
in Earth & Climate
The blown-out BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico had been gushing at a rate of 12,000 to 19,000 barrels a day, spewing at least 18 million to 28 million gallons of oil since the accident occurred, according to a revised flow rate released by the U.S. Geological Survey.