Is the Prudhoe Bay oil spill now as much as 100 gallons (AP)?
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – BP now estimates as much as 100 gallons of crude oil may have spilled in an area around a well house where a pipe broke in the Prudhoe Bay oil field, Alaska officials said Tuesday. BP’s initial estimate was 3 gallons of oil. The spill, discovered Dec. 21, came from a 6-inch line carrying a mixture of crude oil, water and natural gas, said spokesman Weld Royal of the state Department of Environmental Conservation. As of Tuesday, BP’s updated estimate is that 300 to 700 gallons of liquid spilled, with as much as 100 gallons of that being crude oil. Last week, BP spokesman Steve Rinehart said the release involved an estimated 3 gallons of oil and 131 gallons of water. Environmental Conservation officials acknowledge it’s difficult to accurately assess spill volume where several liquids are involved, Royal said. Royal said about six acres of snow-covered tundra, gravel pad and reserve pit have been affected. About 386 cubic yards of contaminated snow have been removed a
AP – BP now estimates as much as 100 gallons of crude oil may have spilled in an area around a well house where a pipe broke in the Prudhoe Bay oil field, Alaska officials said Tuesday. BP’ s initial estimate was 3 gallons of oil. » Full Story on Yahoo! News Sources: http://news.yahoo.
