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Summary of BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 
Friday, July 16, 2010, 10:57 AM
Posted by Administrator
_85 days, 16 hours and roughly 25 minutes: Number of days that oil gushed into the Gulf.

_184 million: Estimated number of gallons of oil released into the Gulf of Mexico since April 20.

_572: Miles of Gulf Coast shoreline currently oiled.

_2,700 square miles: Size of the visible slick of surface oil

_83,927 square miles: Size of the area still closed to fishing.

_31.8 million gallons: Amount of oil-water mix recovered.

_1.82 million gallons: Amount of dispersant chemicals applied to help break up the oil.

_$336 million: Current market value of the spilled oil.

_$3.5 billion: Amount that BP PLC has spent on the response.

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Sources: AP reporting; National Incident Command; SEC filings.


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