Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Environmentalists didn't push oil production into deeper waters...

...oil company performance did.



1979 Ixtoc I Oil Spill
3rd Largest oil spill EVER.
Shallow water spill -- 160 feet -- 11 months to cap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixtoc_I_oil_spill




2009 Montara Oil Spill - Timor Sea, Australia
Shallow water well -- 250 feet.
Nearly 3 months to cap well by using "relief" wells.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/03/us/03montara.html

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