This statistic depicts the amount of oil removed after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. A total of approximately 827,000 barrels of oil have been collected or flared. The U.S. government estimated the total amount of oil spilled to some 4.9 million barrels.
Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels)
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BPBP. (March 2, 2011). Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
BP. "Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels)." Chart. March 2, 2011. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
BP. (2011). Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
BP. "Quantity of Disposed Oil after The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in The Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in Barrels)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Mar 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/
BP, Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels) [Graph], BP, March 2, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/269286/oil-spill-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-disposed-oil/