Oil spills we don't hear about

The Oil Spills We Don't Hear About

Anene Ejikeme, The Oil Spills We Don't Hear About, June 4, 2010
-  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/05/opinion/05iht-edejikeme.html

1958 - current, >100 MMbbl, Environmental issues in the Niger Delta
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_the_Niger_Delta

1991, 11 MMbbl, Gulf War Oil Spill
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War_oil_spill

1989, 0.25  MMbbl (11mgal), Exxon Valdez
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill

1979, 3 MMbbl, Ixtoc, Gulf of Mexico
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixtoc_I_oil_spill

MMbbl = 1 million barrels oil
1 bbl = 42 gallons

U.s daily petroleum consumption - about 20 MMbbl - half of which is in then form of gasoline used by cars.
- http://www.eia.doe.gov/basics/quickoil.html