Super Tanker Skims Oil In The Gulf Of Mexico

July 10, 2010 - PRLog -- An estimated of 35 – 65,000 barrels of oil a day, amounting to around 1.9 – 3.6 million barrels of oil, have spilled into the Gulf of Mexico. At last a Taiwanese supertanker has begun skimming up oil at the Deepwater Horizon oil well.

The current estimated figures far exceed the Ixtoc blowout which took nine months to cap. In 1979 it dumped an estimated 3.3 million barrels into the Gulf of Mexico.

Approximately 557,000 barrels of oil has been captured by a control system, though rough seas have postponed the deployment of a third vessel, which is set to increase the capacity from 25,000 barrels to 53,000 barrels per day.

The amount of oil crews are able to recover from the Gulf may be radically increased by the supertanker known as "A Whale".

Toby Odone BP spokesman said "It's a giant tanker which has cuts in the side. It ingests oil and oily water and then separates out the oil and expels the water."

Nearly 80 million litres of oily water a day can be sucked up by the giant ship, which is roughly 275 metres long.

Approximately 106 million litres of oily water to date have been collected by the small skimming boats which have been patrolling the Gulf for the past 10 weeks.

Besides the aid of relief wells, the hopes are that the Deepwater Horizon well will be capped by mid August, through injecting cement and mud.

It is hoped the Deepwater Horizon will be capped by mid August, through injecting mud and cement with the aid of relief wells.

Due to rough seas of the first major storm of the Atlantic season, thousands of ships hired to skim oil, carry out controlled burns, lay booms and move equipment, have been kept in the harbor.

Managing director of Braemar Howells, Simon Rickaby and Dr Simon Boxall, an expert at the National Oceanography Centre said the chemical dispersants and burning which were forced to stop during the presence of hurricane Alex, were a blessing. They claim that dispersants and burning only make the situation worse.

Areas that were left alone have ‘recovered much quicker’ than land cleaned up chemically or mechanically, is revealed by those who have studied the Exxon Valdex spill in Alaska.

During a live online question-and-answer forum, BP's managing director Bob Dudley, admitted faults in the firm's spill response. Dudley confessed "The clean-up effort has not been perfect. There have been gaps in the defenses. The spill will change the oil industry forever."

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Dr Wendy Stenberg-Tendys and her husband are CEO's of YouMe Support Foundation (http://youmesupport.org) provide high school education grants for children who are without hope. You can help in this really great project by taking a few minutes to check out the Sponsor a Student program at Win a Resort (http://winaresort.com). It really will change your life and the life of some really needy kids.
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