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Deepwater Horizon Response – August 18, 2010

Tuesday, August 17 Statistics

RESPONSE VESSELS

Vessels of Opportunity: 1,433

Barges: more than 530

Skimmers: more than 830

Other Vessels: more than 1,100

Total active response vessels: more than 3,800

Aircraft: 72

BOOM DATA

Boom deployed: more than 2.1 million feet

Boom staged: more than 1.2 million feet

Total boom: more than 3.3 million feet

OIL RECOVERED

Oily water recovered: over 34.7 million gallons

Amount estimated burned: 11.1 million gallons

Oil recovered at the source over last 24hrs: 0 gallons

DISPERSANTS

Surface dispersant used: 1, 072,514 gallons

Subsea dispersant used: 771,272 gallons

Total dispersant used: 1,843,786 gallons

PERSONNEL INVOLVED

Overall personnel responding: more than 27,900 personnel responding

WHO:  Adm. Thad Allen, National Incident Commander and Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

WHAT: Teleconference to provide update on ongoing Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill response efforts

WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010, 12:15 p.m., EDT. The call-in number is (866) 304-5784 for domestic callers, and (706) 643-1612 for international callers. Conference ID# 95435826

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Deepwater Horizon Response – August 17, 2010

Monday, August 16 Statistics

RESPONSE VESSELS

Vessels of Opportunity: 1,424

Barges: more than 530

Skimmers: more than 830

Other Vessels: more than 1,500

Total active response vessels: more than 4,200

Aircraft: 76

BOOM DATA

Boom deployed: more than 2.1 million feet

Boom staged: more than 1.2 million feet

Total boom: more than 3.3 million feet

OIL RECOVERED

Oily water recovered: over 34.7 million gallons

Amount estimated burned: 11.1 million gallons

Oil recovered at the source over last 24hrs: 0 gallons

DISPERSANTS

Surface dispersant used: 1, 072,514 gallons

Subsea dispersant used: 771,272 gallons

Total dispersant used: 1,843,786 gallons

PERSONNEL INVOLVED

Overall personnel responding: more than 28,200 personnel responding