Study sharpens picture of how much oil and gas flowed in Deepwater Horizon spill
Monday, September 5, 2011 - 16:30
in Earth & Climate
In a detailed assessment of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, researchers have determined that the blown-out Macondo well spewed oil at a rate of about 57,000 barrels a day, totaling nearly 5 million barrels of oil released from the well between Apr. 20 and July 15, 2010, when the leak was capped. In addition, the well released some 100 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas.