5000 barrels per day

New York Times

Doubts Are Raised on Accuracy Of Government's Spill Estimate ...

''I think the estimate at the time was, and remains, a reasonable estimate,'' said Dr. Lubchenco, the NOAA administrator.

BBC News

BBC News - Experts double estimate of BP oil spill size

Last month, BP was estimating the leak to be the equivalent of just over 5, 000 barrels per day.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Calculations of Gulf Spill Volume Are Questioned - NYTimes.com

The following day, the government — over public objections from BP — raised its estimate to 5, 000 barrels a day.

Calculations of Gulf Spill Volume Are Questioned - NYTimes.com

The 5, 000-barrel-a-day estimate was produced in Seattle by a NOAA unit that responds to oil spills.

Calculations of Gulf Spill Volume Are Questioned - NYTimes.com

The figure of 5, 000 barrels a day was hastily produced by government scientists in Seattle.

Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico More Severe Than Estimated, BP Confirms - ABC News

The new leak estimate is about 5, 000 barrels a day, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Gulf oil spill 'five times' larger than estimated | World news | guardian.co.uk

Coastguard Rear Admiral Mary Landry said National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) experts now estimate that 5, 000 barrels a day of oil are spilling into the gulf – far more than the previous estimate of 1, 000 barrels a day.

How Much Oil Has Leaked Into the Gulf of Mexico? | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS

According to NOAA, an estimated 210, 000 gallons (5, 000 barrels) a day is coming from the remaining ruptures.

Jane Lubchenco (NOAA administrator)

Calculations of Gulf Spill Volume Are Questioned - NYTimes.com

“I think the estimate at the time was, and remains, a reasonable estimate, ” said Dr. Lubchenco, the NOAA administrator.

blog.skytruth.org

Calculations of Gulf Spill Volume Are Questioned - NYTimes.com

A small organization called SkyTruth, which uses satellite images to monitor environmental problems, published an estimate on April 27 suggesting that the flow rate had to be at least 5, 000 barrels a day, and probably several times that.

BP (British Petroleum)

BBC News - Experts double estimate of BP oil spill size

Last month, BP was estimating the leak to be the equivalent of just over 5, 000 barrels per day.

cdiver.net

Size of Oil Spill Underestimated, Scientists Say | cDiver.net ...

“I think the estimate at the time was, and remains, a reasonable estimate,” said Dr. Lubchenco, the NOAA administrator.

ufppc.org

NEWS: Purdue researcher puts Gulf Disaster leak at 70000 barrels a day

“I think the estimate at the time was, and remains, a reasonable estimate,” said Dr. Lubchenco, the NOAA administrator. 

renergie.wordpress.com

BP is Not the Only Responsible Party « Renergie's Weblog

“I think the estimate at the time was, and remains, a reasonable estimate,” said Dr. Lubchenco, the NOAA administrator.

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“I think the estimate at the time was, and remains, a reasonable estimate,” said Dr. Lubchenco, the NOAA administrator.

20,000 barrels per day

New York Times

Calculations of Gulf Spill Volume Are Questioned - NYTimes.com

They suggested that the leak could “easily be four or five times” the government estimate, he said.

Calculations of Gulf Spill Volume Are Questioned - NYTimes.com

They suggested that the leak could “easily be four or five times” the government estimate, he said.

Doubts Are Raised on Accuracy Of Government's Spill Estimate ...

They suggested that the leak could ''easily be four or five times'' the government estimate, he said.

BBC News

BBC News - Experts double estimate of BP oil spill size

The British oil giant has estimated that up to 19, 000 barrels a day was leaking from the ruptured well before they managed to partially contain the spill.

cnbc.com

Oil—US Allowed Drilling Without the Need for Permits - CNBC

They suggested that the leak could “easily be four or five times” the government estimate, he said.

Huffington Post

Gulf Oil Spill May Be Far Larger Than Current Estimates

They suggested that the leak could "easily be four or five times" the government estimate, he said.

towleroad.com

BP Oil Well Leaking Equivalent of Two Exxon Valdezes a Week ...

They suggested that the leak could 'easily be four or five times' the government estimate, he said.

BP (British Petroleum)

BBC News - Experts double estimate of BP oil spill size

The British oil giant has estimated that up to 19, 000 barrels a day was leaking from the ruptured well before they managed to partially contain the spill.

firedoglake.com

Morning Swim: May 14th, 2010 | Firedoglake

They suggested that the leak could “easily be four or five times” the government estimate, he said.

ufppc.org

NEWS: Purdue researcher puts Gulf Disaster leak at 70000 barrels a day

They suggested that the leak could “easily be four or five times” the government estimate, he said.

cdiver.net

Size of Oil Spill Underestimated, Scientists Say | cDiver.net ...

They suggested that the leak could “easily be four or five times” the government estimate, he said.

rawmeatconservative.wordpress.com

Gulf Oil Spill: More Government Miscalculations « Raw Meat ...

They suggested that the leak could “easily be four or five times” the government estimate, he said.

electrical.com

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They suggested that the leak could “easily be four or five times” the government estimate, he said.

hawksaloft.com

Hawks Aloft: the blog experience

They suggested that the leak could “easily be four or five times” the government estimate, he said.

watergatesummer.blogspot.com

Watergate Summer: OILSPILL UPDATE...Friday May 14th Oil Slick ...

They suggested that the leak could “easily be four or five times” the government estimate, he said.

30,000 barrels per day

United States Geological Survey

BBC News - Experts double estimate of BP oil spill size

"The lowest estimate that we're seeing that the scientists think is credible is probably about 20, 000 barrels, and the highest that we're seeing is probably a little over 40, 000," said Marcia McNutt, director of the US Geological Survey.

Wall Street Journal

Oil May Be Leaking at Rate of 25,000 Barrels a Day in Gulf - WSJ.com

WASHINGTON—The Gulf of Mexico oil spill could be leaking at a rate of 25, 000 barrels a day, five times the government's current estimate, industry experts say.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Shoreline Threat Update | Recent and Historical Incidents | Emergency Response | NOAA's National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration

The model assumes that oil is released at an average rate of 33, 000 barrels per day for 90 days.

blog.skytruth.org

SkyTruth: Gulf Oil Spill - New Spill Calculation - Exxon Valdez Surpassed Today

That suggests a minimum average flow rate of slightly more than 1.1 million gallons of oil (26, 500 barrels) per day from the leaking well on the seafloor.

60,000 barrels per day.

New York Times

Gulf Spill Is the Largest of Its Kind, Scientists Say - NYTimes.com

They also estimated that the daily flow rate had diminished over time, starting at about 62, 000 barrels a day and decreasing as the reservoir of hydrocarbons feeding the gusher was gradually depleted.

Cosmos (magazine)

More accurate measurements makes oil spill much larger | COSMOS magazine

The video recorded in this study indicated that cutting the riser increased oil flow from 8.9 million litres per day to 10.8 million litres per day.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Shoreline Threat Update | Recent and Historical Incidents | Emergency Response | NOAA's National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration

After the cutting of the riser pipe, the model assumes that the gross flow rate increases to 60, 000 barrels per day, again at the upper limit of the range provided by the FRTG (the lower bound is 35, 000 barrels/day).

BP (British Petroleum)

How Much Oil Has Leaked Into the Gulf of Mexico? | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS

In a closed-door briefing for members of Congress, a senior BP executive conceded Tuesday that the ruptured oil well could conceivably spill as much as 60, 000 barrels a day of oil, more than 10 times the estimate of the current flow.

40,000 barrels per day

BBC News

BBC News - Experts double estimate of BP oil spill size

As many as 40, 000 barrels (1.7 million gallons) of oil a day may have been gushing out from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico well, doubling many estimates.

BBC News - Experts double estimate of BP oil spill size

As many as 40, 000 barrels (1.7 million gallons) of oil a day may have been gushing out from a blown-out Gulf of Mexico well, doubling many estimates.

Guardian (UK newspaper)

Scale of BP oil leak revised up to 40,000 barrels a day | Environment | The Guardian

Scientists this week doubled the official estimate of the size of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, with more than 40, 000 barrels of oil feared to be leaking from the seabed every day – but no one knows for sure.

cnbc.com

US Doubles Gulf Oil Spill Estimate to 40K Barrels a Day - CNBC

News that the flow rate may be as high 40, 000 barrels (1.68 million gallons/6.36 million liters) per day - twice as much as previously thought - came after the U.S. market closed on Thursday.

50,000 barrels per day.

New York Times

Gulf Spill Is the Largest of Its Kind, Scientists Say - NYTimes.com

Federal science and engineering teams, citing data that are “the most accurate to date, ” estimated that 53, 000 barrels of oil a day were pouring from the well just before BP was able to cap it on July 15.

70,000 barrels per day

NPR (National Public Radio)

Gulf Oil Spill May Far Exceed Government, BP Estimates : NPR

He made a few simple calculations and came up with an astonishing value for the rate of the oil spill: 70, 000 barrels a day — much higher than the official estimate of 5, 000 barrels a day.

1000 barrels per day

BP (British Petroleum)

Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico More Severe Than Estimated, BP Confirms - ABC News

Suttles told "Good Morning America" he still believes it to be between 1, 000 barrels -- the company's original estimate -- and 5, 000.

Calculations of Gulf Spill Volume Are Questioned - NYTimes.com

For several days after the April 20 explosion of the Deepwater Horizon rig, the government and BP claimed that the well on the ocean floor was leaking about 1, 000 barrels a day.

Gulf oil spill 'five times' larger than estimated | World news | guardian.co.uk

However Doug Suttle, chief operating officer for BP, disputed the new estimates yesterday, pointing to a diagram that plotted the leaks and saying he did not believe the amount of oil spilling into the water was higher than earlier approximations.