Site of oil rig explosion

New
Orleans

St. Petersburg

Tampa

Naples

Miami

Key West

Pensacola

Panama City

Louisiana

Miss.

Ala.

Florida

Mississippi
Delta

Gulf of Mexico

150 miles

Estimates of oil spilled through April 22

In millions of gallons.
Based on various
estimates of flow rates.

Wereley avg.

0.0

BP worst case

0.0

MacDonald minimum

0.0

NOAA

0.0

Exxon Valdez

10.8

 
Estimated extent of oil on surface
 
Surveyed extent
 
Marshes
 
Oyster beds
 
Waters closed to fishing
 
Loop current and eddies

For more on the estimates, see this article.