[tcskeptic]

All this comparison did for me was emphasize how TINY the amount of oil is that has been spilled vs. overall US consumption. Googling around indicates that US oil consumption is on the order of 20MM BBL/Day, so the 60K BBL/Day spewing into the gulf is about .3% of oil used per day. Shocking to think about.

[tbeseda]

With the oil spilled in the Gulf, the US could be powered for approximately 4 minutes.

[borism]

but how much oil will be needed to collect the oil that was spilled in the Gulf?