Oil from Gulf Spill Could Power 43K+ Vehicles

The BP oil spill has reached more than 4 million barrels of crude. This equals roughly 168 million gallons that have spilled into the Gulf and significantly exceeds the Exxon Valdez disaster.

"As of June 9, 2010, if all the oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico had been used for fuel, it could have powered 38,000 cars, and 3,400 trucks, and 1,800 ships for a full year," according to University of Delaware Prof. James J. Corbett. As stated in the article, "That's based on the estimated spill rate of 19,000 barrels of oil per day."

• By May 31 (41 days after the spill), the lost energy could have fueled one freight truck on 17 trips across all 4 million miles of U.S. highway.

• Transportation activities consume about two-thirds of all petroleum in the United States -- more than 20 billion barrels per day, according to Corbett.

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