The Other School of Economics - 30 June 2010

550 546
million gallons Compared Magnitudes of Oil Spills
(of oil spilled)
Deepwater Horizon - Exxon Valdez - Niger Delta
500 Million Gallons of Oil Spilled
50 Years of Spilling Oil into the
Niger Delta
450 are Equivalent to
~ x55 Exxon Valdez

400

350

20 April 2010 30 June 2010

300 70 days later

70 Days of oil Gushing from

250 DeepWater into the Gulf of Mexico
are Equivalent to
8 Days Equivalent to ~ x18 Exxon Valdez
4 Days Equivalent to the
200 DeepWater Exxon Valdez Spill ~ x2 Exxon Valdez
Horizon
175

150

100

50
2.5 2.5 2.5 20.0
2.5 2.5 10.0 2.5
2.5 2.5
0
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Total 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8 Total 8 Day 70 50 years
Days Days