Oil Flashcards
The Deepwater BP Mancando Well Spill in the Gulf of Mexico happened when?
2010
What ship had the largest oil spill to date?
Atlantic Empress
When did the Atlantic Empress spill occur and where?
1979, West Indies
How many tons of oil was spilled in the Exxon Valdez?
38,800 tons (35000 metric tons)
The largest oil spill on record happened when and where?
1991, Kuwait/Persian Gulf (Persian Gulf Wars)
How much oil was spilled in of the Gulf of Mexico?
700,000 tons
How many people died as a result of the BP Mancando well accident?
11
Why is Coal Oil Point in Santa Barbara named in such a manor?
Natural oil and gas seeps from the ocean
What famous “adventurer” brought attention to floating tar?
Thor Heyerdahl
Floating tar was mostly from?
ballast water after cleaning oil ships
What three principal phase components is oil made of?
crude oil, natural gas, and condensate
What is natural gas mostly made of?
methane
_____ is gaseous under the surface and liquid at the surface?
condensate
No 2 Fuel is used for?
Home heating oil
Refining of crude oil is done through what two main processes?
Cracking and distillation
Marine organisms mostly synthesize what type of hydrocarbon?
Simple ones, n-alkanes, and some alkenes
In the 1970s about how many oil spills occurred per year?
24.6