...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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