Oil Spill: A Year On From Macondo – Some Telling Figures
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- 5,000,000 barrels of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico over 86 days
- 7,000,000 litres of chemical dispersant pumped into the spill area to dissipate the resultant morass
- 11 men who lost their lives in the April 20th explosion
- 6,000,000 dollars expended by BP per day to try and contain the oil gusher
- 3,790,000,000 dollars paid out in compensation by BP to
- 175,000 people and businesses in the region
- 40,000,000,000 dollars BP is seeking in damages from partners Transocean
- 250,000 dollars paid to each Transocean executives after 2010 was hailed "best year in safety performance"
- 19,000,000,000 dollars BP will likely have to pay in US EPA "per barrel fines" at between
- 1300 and 4300 dollars a barrel
- 691,000,000 dollars of losses in leisure spending projected by Louisiana Tourist Board through 2013
- 8,000 birds killed as a direct result of oil contamination
- 69 per cent of Americans who favour more offshore drilling post-Macondo
- 1 confused journalist
by Tim Haidar
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