BP Spill Ranks as Largest in US History

摘要

It is now official: BP’s damaged Macon- do well has spilled 18 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, making it the largest oil spill in US history. US Geological Survey Director Dr. Mar- cia McNutt on Thursday said the well is leaking between 12,000 and 19,000 bar- rels a day — far exceeding the 5,000 b/d used by BP and federal officials since the end of April (IOD Apr.30,p1).