Abstract:10,000 barrels in size. Nakassis (1982) conducted a statistical analysis of the record, 1964-1979, and concluded that the platform spill rate did not remain constant since 1964, but had decreased significantly. Using this trend analysis and updating for the 1980 data, the spill rate for platform spills of 1,000 barrels or larger is 1.0 spills per billion barrels produced; and the spill rate for platform spills of 10,000 barrels or larger is 0.44 spills per bill ion barrels produced. As with platform spills, th… Show more
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