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Re:In 1979, a Gulf of Mexico oil spill went on for 10 months... by Bud on Friday May 28, 2010 @03:05AM (#1385891)
Even BP is no longer claiming 5,000/day, which was apparently farcical from the start. The analysis by the Purdue scientist (cited on Wiki) says 95,000/day, latest figure.
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Re:In 1979, a Gulf of Mexico oil spill went on for 10 months... by hga on Friday May 28, 2010 @11:30AM (#1386661)
That's much more farcical, given that a normal "good" productive well produces 20-30,000/day and the really good ones 50,000/day. The oil from this well has get past various obstacles and the latest serious estimate I've heard is between 12,000 and 19,000/day.
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