Oils Spills
Oil Spills are not only bad for the environment but they can cause a lot of loss in money. Money must be spent cleaning up and also companies lose money for the oil that is not being spent.
TEN LARGEST OIL SPILLS IN HISTORY (BY VOLUME)
Location Date Amount Spilled SOURCE: Oil Spill Intelligence Report (1999). International Oil Spill Statistics: 1998. New York: Aspen Publishers. Available from www.aspenpublishers.com/environment.asp
1. Sea Island Installations, Persian Gulf, Kuwait January 26, 1991 240,000,000 gallons (816,327 tons)
2. Ixtoc I exploratory well, Bahia del Campeche, Mexico June 3, 1979 140,000,000 gallons (476,190 tons)
3. Production well, Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan March 2, 1992 88,000,000 gallons (299,320 tons)
4. Nowruz No. 3 well, Persian Gulf, Nowruz Field, Iran February 4, 1983 80,000,000 gallons (272,109 tons)
5. Tanker Castillo de Bellver , Table Bay, South Africa August 6, 1983 78,500,000 gallons (267,007 tons)
6. Tanker Amoco Cadiz , off Portsall, Brittany, France March 16, 1978 68,668,000 gallons (233,565 tons)
7. Tanker Odyssey , North Atlantic Ocean, off St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada November 10, 1988 43,100,000 gallons (146,600 tons)
8. Tanker Atlantic Empress , Caribbean Sea, Trinidad and Tobago July 19, 1979 42,704,000 gallons (145,252 tons)
9. Tanker Haven , Genoa, Italy April 11, 1991 42,000,000 gallons (142,857 tons)
10. Production well D-103, 800 km southeast of Tripoli, Libya August 1, 1980 42,000,000 gallons (142,857 tons)
Money that could have been earnt with Brent crude oil price of 19/08/2011 (US) $109.47 per barrel (Barrel = 42 Gallons)
1. $625 542 857.10
2. $364 900 000.00
3. $229 365 714.30
4. $208 514 285.70
5. $204 604 642.90
6. $178 978 237.10
7. $112 337 071.40
8. $111 312 745.00
9. $109 470 000.00
10. $109 470 000.00
TEN LARGEST OIL SPILLS IN HISTORY (BY VOLUME)
Location Date Amount Spilled SOURCE: Oil Spill Intelligence Report (1999). International Oil Spill Statistics: 1998. New York: Aspen Publishers. Available from www.aspenpublishers.com/environment.asp
1. Sea Island Installations, Persian Gulf, Kuwait January 26, 1991 240,000,000 gallons (816,327 tons)
2. Ixtoc I exploratory well, Bahia del Campeche, Mexico June 3, 1979 140,000,000 gallons (476,190 tons)
3. Production well, Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan March 2, 1992 88,000,000 gallons (299,320 tons)
4. Nowruz No. 3 well, Persian Gulf, Nowruz Field, Iran February 4, 1983 80,000,000 gallons (272,109 tons)
5. Tanker Castillo de Bellver , Table Bay, South Africa August 6, 1983 78,500,000 gallons (267,007 tons)
6. Tanker Amoco Cadiz , off Portsall, Brittany, France March 16, 1978 68,668,000 gallons (233,565 tons)
7. Tanker Odyssey , North Atlantic Ocean, off St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada November 10, 1988 43,100,000 gallons (146,600 tons)
8. Tanker Atlantic Empress , Caribbean Sea, Trinidad and Tobago July 19, 1979 42,704,000 gallons (145,252 tons)
9. Tanker Haven , Genoa, Italy April 11, 1991 42,000,000 gallons (142,857 tons)
10. Production well D-103, 800 km southeast of Tripoli, Libya August 1, 1980 42,000,000 gallons (142,857 tons)
Money that could have been earnt with Brent crude oil price of 19/08/2011 (US) $109.47 per barrel (Barrel = 42 Gallons)
1. $625 542 857.10
2. $364 900 000.00
3. $229 365 714.30
4. $208 514 285.70
5. $204 604 642.90
6. $178 978 237.10
7. $112 337 071.40
8. $111 312 745.00
9. $109 470 000.00
10. $109 470 000.00