[net-gold] ENVIRONMENT: POLLUTION : WATER POLLUTION : OIL SPILLS : INDUSTRIES: PETROLEUM : UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT: Federal Report on Oil's Fate in Gulf Raises Eyebrows
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WATER POLLUTION :
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INDUSTRIES: PETROLEUM :
UNITED STATES: GOVERNMENT:
Federal Report on Oil's Fate in Gulf Raises Eyebrows
Federal Report on Oil's Fate in Gulf Raises Eyebrows
By ALLISON WINTER AND KATIE HOWELL of Greenwire
Published: August 5, 2010
Energy and Environment
New York Times
<http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/08/05/
05greenwire-federal-report-on-oils-fate-
in-gulf-raises-eyebr-903.html>
A shorter URL for the above link:
<http://tinyurl.com/2crqyeo>
Scientists are raising concerns about a new federal report that says most
of the oil from the Gulf of Mexico spill has been dispersed or contained.
The report (pdf) released yesterday attempts to clear up a mystery
surrounding the fate of the millions of gallons of oil that gushed from
the failed BP PLC well before it was capped in mid-July. The report says
all but 26 percent of the spilled oil is accounted for.
Much of the oil that remains is being degraded or cleaned up on Gulf Coast
beaches, the report states.
"The bottom line here is we can account for all but about 26 percent of
the oil, and of that, much of that is in the process of being degraded and
cleaned up on the shore," Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said yesterday at the White House.
But some scientists say such a statement is misleading.
"For months, there has been a great huge shadow over the Gulf; that shadow
has lifted, and that is good, and we're all glad and relieved," said Ian
MacDonald, a professor of biological oceanography at Florida State
University who has been tracking the flow of the spill. "But we shouldn't
lift our guard, and we shouldn't pretend it is over."
The report is based on a calculation made earlier this week by a team of
federal scientists that about 206 million gallons of oil had leaked from
the well. The scientific team can calculate the precise amount of oil that
has been contained, but in other recovery efforts like burning and
skimming, calculations are less precise.
The report acknowledges it is based on the "best available scientific
estimates," but scientists are concerned that the report was presented
with more certainty than it likely deserves.
<snip>
The complete article may be read at the URL above.
BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Budget:
What Happened To the Oil?
<http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/posted/2931/
Oil_Budget_description_8_3_FINAL.844091.pdf>
A shorter URL for the above link:
<http://tinyurl.com/2eb34y7>
BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Budget:
What Happened To the Oil?
The National Incident Command (NIC) assembled a number of interagency
expert scientific teams to estimate the quantity of BP Deepwater Horizon
oil that has been released from the well and the fate of that oil. The
expertise of government scientists serving on these teams is complemented
by nongovernmental and governmental specialists reviewing the calculations
and conclusions. One team calculated the flow rate and total oil released.
Led by Energy Secretary Steven Chu and United States Geological Survey
(USGS) Director Marcia McNutt, this team announced on August 2, 2010, that
it estimates that a total of 4.9 million barrels of oil has been released
from the BP Deepwater Horizon well. A second interagency team, led by the
Department of the Interior (DOI) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) developed a tool called the Oil Budget Calculator to
determine what happened to the oil. The calculator uses the 4.9 million
barrel estimate as its input and uses both direct measurements and the
best scientific estimates available to date, to determine what has
happened to the oil. The interagency scientific report below builds upon
the calculator and summarizes the disposition of the oil to date.
In summary, it is estimated that burning, skimming and direct recovery
from the wellhead removed one quarter (25%) of the oil released from the
wellhead. One quarter (25%) of the total oil naturally evaporated or
dissolved, and just less than one quarter (24%) was dispersed (either
naturally or as a result of operations) as microscopic droplets into Gulf
waters. The residual amount just over one quarter (26%) is either on or
just below the surface as light sheen and weathered tar balls, has washed
ashore or been collected from the shore, or is buried in sand and
sediments. Oil in the residual and dispersed categories is in the process
of being degraded. The report below describes each of these categories and
calculations. These estimates will continue to be refined as additional
information becomes available.
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