5/17/2010

Google LatLong: How big is the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

Google LatLong: How big is the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

Crude oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion continues to leak into the Gulf Coast. Official estimates state a rate of 200,000 gallons a day, while some private estimates think it could be over a million gallons each day. The spill covers an area of over 2,500 square miles, and shows no signs of slowing down.

5/14/2010

Natural gas

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Natural gas
Industrial Commodity Statistics Database
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
The United Nations Industrial Commodity Statistics Database provides annual statistics on the production of major industrial commodities by country. Data are provided in terms of physical quantities as well as monetary value. The online database covers the years 1995 to 2007. Additional historical data is available on request, based on a different product list, for the years 1950-2003.
Last update in UNdata: 23 Feb 2010
Next update in UNdata: Feb 2011
Gases consisting mainly of methane occurring naturally in underground deposits. It includes both non-associated gas (originating from fields producing only hydrocarbons in gaseous form) and associated gas (originating from fields producing both liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons), as well as methane recovered from coal mines and sewage gas. Production of natural gas refers to dry marketable production, measured after purification and extraction of natural gas liquids and sulphur. Extraction losses and the amounts that have been reinjected, flared, and vented are excluded from the data on production.