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2010-05-16 Science & Technology

The Secret, 700-Million-Gallon Oil Fix That Worked -- and Might Save the Gulf

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Posted by Uncle Phester 2010-05-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 A "spill of mammoth proportions" in my mind would be something like the equivalent of 3 months use of petro by the US. Don't know how this figure would compare to that.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-05-16 15:34|| 2010-05-16 15:34|| Front Page Top

#2 700 million gallons would be equivalent to 700000000/42 = about 16 million barrels of oil.

While I do know some middle easterners in the oil patch who have both high intelligence and good work ethic, I suspect the main difference in this case was that someone went to the right person in charge, said "we think we can curtail the spill by..." and he said to do it.

I don't know who that person would be in the United States.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-05-16 16:10|| 2010-05-16 16:10|| Front Page Top

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