Accidents happen and when they involve oil, there is a lot more at stake than higher prices at the gas pumps. This graphic breaks down when the most oil was spilled, how it occurred and what it all means.
A visual look at the cause and affect that the oil spill has had on BP market value.
When you will hear next that the oil spill is not that big of a deal, take a look at how the oil spot influences the ecosystem and the living pattern of the rare types of birds, birdwatchers all over America are so very fond of.
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What exactly is going on with all the oil spewing into the Gulf, biologically speaking? MSNBC explains in a series of graphics
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This chart shows the historical Crude Oil prices in US dollars per barrel - 1861 onwards.
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The Gulf Oil Spill Isn't the Biggest, but It'll Be the Costliest. The BP Gulf oil spill is the worst ever when you combine its size and location. While it may not be the biggest, as you can see from the graphic, it certainly will be one of the most economically damaging and costly, simply because it occurred in some of America's most productive waters.
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April 20, 2010, chaos struck on the Gulf of Mexico as a BP oil rig began to leak millions of gallons of oil into the Ocean; destroying sea life, birds and many local’s livelihood, as well as being declared as a National disaster by Barrack Obama – and now having a severe effect the price of oil throughout the world. We take a look at just what happened since that day, and how BP managed to cap the potential world crisis.
The oil spill is now on track to be the 3rd worst in history, depositing the equivalent of 22,000 cars worth of oil into the sea every day.
