What BP Don't Want You to See

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Originally Posted by Dockhead

The volume of spilled oil is not, indeed, unprecedented. It's (so far!) similar to the volume of oil spilled in the Ixtoc-I oil spill (Ixtoc I oil spill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) and far less than the amount spilled in the Lakeview Gusher or the Gulf War Spill.

See: BP Gulf Oil Spill Size - BP Gulf Oil Spill Among Biggest in World History - The Daily Green

True. What I meant was the combination of the 3 factors - or so the experts say - is unprecedented. For example, Deepwater Horizon is more than 30 times deeper than Ixtoc.