Drilling Quiz
2: How many gallons spilled from offshore oil platforms actually occurred due to Hurricanes Rita and Katrina?
A) Zero
B) 73,000
C) 743,000
During the two storms, 743,000 gallons of oil were spilled offshore, according to the Minerals Management Service report[ 3]. If you chose A, or zero gallons, you were probably thinking about the claims of some politicians, but we'll get to that later. If you chose D, 8 million gallons, that is the amount of oil that spill onshore; this is another environmental disaster in itself! Make sure to read our fact sheet with more information on the damage that drilling for oil caused after the hurricanes.
D) 8 Million
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