PCIntern
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Thu Apr-29-10 07:31 AM
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| Leak, Shmeak: It's "only" 1/10th of a supertanker per day |
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Edited on Thu Apr-29-10 07:54 AM by PCIntern
According to Wikianswers the average number of gallons an oil tanker holds is 2,000,000, so what's all the excitement about?
Just kidding of course... :sarcasm:
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| MODem75
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Thu Apr-29-10 07:42 AM
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| 1. 5,000 barrels per day = 210,000 gallons. |
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So it is about 1/10th of a supertanker per day.
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| PCIntern
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Thu Apr-29-10 07:55 AM
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| 2. You're absitively Correct! |
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Edited on Thu Apr-29-10 07:57 AM by PCIntern
I was so busy reading the article, I substituted gallons for barrels...THANKS! I need more coffee...I've contracted FOX NEWS-itis!
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| Turbineguy
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Thu Apr-29-10 07:59 AM
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Edited on Thu Apr-29-10 08:02 AM by Turbineguy
is costing BP $6 million per day, that's over $1000 per barrel. They are not benefiting from this.
A "handy size" tanker holds over 100 million gallons.
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Thu Apr-29-10 08:14 AM
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| 4. Hasn't it already been ten days? |
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So already a spill as large as an average tanker and still going strong with estimates it could take another couple of months or so.. "Drill Baby Drill"
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Thu Apr-29-10 08:40 AM
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| 5. The capacity of the Valdez was (is) 62,000,000 gallons... |
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Amazingly enough, it's still in service, as the Dong Fang Ocean, a Panamanian registered ore carrier.
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