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Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico - disposed oil as of 2010

Quantity of disposed oil after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as of 2010 (in barrels)

The data illustrates the amount of oil removed after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. A total of approx. 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.

Oil collected or flared	827000
Oily liquid skimmed from sea surface	828000
Oil removed through surface burns	265450
Total estimated amount of oil spilled	4900000

Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico - disposed oil as of 2010

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