tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251250297030815041.post3161397994935844911..comments2023-08-07T22:39:49.127-07:00Comments on Blog Borg Collective: English Bay Spill measured in Litres why not Barrels? 2,700 vs 17 Kinder Morgan's Aframax capacity 750,000 barrels North Van's Grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17571810726275726952noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251250297030815041.post-62195455831351480432015-04-13T09:14:11.726-07:002015-04-13T09:14:11.726-07:00Then 1 BBl Oil becomes 33.6 Imperial gallons?
Are ...Then 1 BBl Oil becomes 33.6 Imperial gallons?<br />Are you saying that the source WAS the holding tank? Or it MIGHT be?<br />Its pretty difficult (I think) to get a definitive quantity from the air, as it is to determine that 80% had been 'cleaned up'.<br /><br />The important issue here is that it not be allowed to drift off into the unconscious as has Mount Polley.John's Aghastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251250297030815041.post-16442748606398086302015-04-12T19:06:32.401-07:002015-04-12T19:06:32.401-07:0042 US gallons = one Barrel (of oil)
One Barrel = 1...42 US gallons = one Barrel (of oil)<br />One Barrel = 159 Litres<br /><br />The determination of how much was pumped out may be as simple as: EVERYTHING, to the last drop, that was in the holding TANK for the Bilge.<br />*****************<br />The 80% number, or the difference, the 20% now down to 4%, only covers what's visible to the naked eye from an aircraft, on the surface. Therefore 96% of their job is done.<br /><br />Except:<br /><br />The Feds and CCG are now moving their field resources to the oil soiled shores that are still covered in the bunker oil. Whether it's the same volume??? as the first 100% or more, is not clear. Moore probably works along the line of thinking that the naked eye sees more sea than the line between high and low tides.<br /><br />Another 2,700 litres wrapped around objects that are not one surfaced????North Van's Grumpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17571810726275726952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251250297030815041.post-89688728067097316222015-04-12T17:56:14.991-07:002015-04-12T17:56:14.991-07:00Would those be metric barrels or Imperial barrels?...Would those be metric barrels or Imperial barrels?<br />I came up with 594.7 gallons, which I suppose you could round of to 600 gallons, given the method of measuring it.<br />Which begs the question, How did they measure it? <br />If it was pumped out perhaps there was a meter on the pump? If it just ran out...?<br />And given that it was "80% cleaned up" yesterday, means that there are 'only' 118.9 gallons (okay, round off to 120 gallons) remaining in the deep dark ocean, and on the beach. Not so much, compared to the Exxon Valdez.John's Aghastnoreply@blogger.com