The fact: Gulf Oil well produces "light crude". Why it matters???
6-Jun-10 09:57 pm
Because at least 70% of the leak oil turns into gases at surface temp.
According to Wikipedia "Petroleum", under the surface temp and pressure, the lighter hydrocarbons, such as methane, propane, ethane, butane occur as gases, while the heavier hydrocarbons, such as pentane, are in the form of liquids or solids.
And the proportion of lighter hydrocarbon in the petroleum mixture ranges from as much as 97% by weight in lighter oils to as little as 50% in heavier oils.
Given the gulf oil well produces "lighter crude", the 70+% of leaked oil turn into gases at ocean surface is a very reasonable estimate.
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Re: The fact: Gulf Oil well produces "light crude". Why it matters??? 6-Jun-10 10:00 pm In other words we are breathing the crap too, thanks bp
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Re: The fact: Gulf Oil well produces "light crude". Why it matters??? 6-Jun-10 10:29 pm That is not good news as all of the chemicals such as Benzene that are found in light sweet crude are carcinogens and much more toxic in much lower exposure rates than heavy crude.
BP will be fighting cancer lawsuits decades from now. Just like Owens Corning.
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