May 31, 2010
DAY 42
Why did BP refuse to release video of the leak until forced on May 11?
Because their financial penalty will be based on the number of barrels/day.
Estimated leak per day (1 brl = 42 gal)
BP/NOAA = 5K brls = 210K gals
USGS = 12–19K brls = 504–798K gals
Extrapolating over 35 days
BP/NOAA = 175K brls = 7.35M gals
USGS = 420-665K brls = 17.6-27.9M gals
The BP disaster is already 3 times worse than the Exxon Valdez.
EXXON VALDEZ = 250K brls = 10.8M gals
IXTOC = 3M brls = 126M gals
