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Crude oil and natural gas naturally enter the ocean at areas known as "seeps."
These hydrocarbons leak out of the ground through fractures and sediments, in the same way freshwater springs bring water to the surface.
How Much Do Seeps Leak?
A 2003 report from the National Research Council estimates that, on average, approximately 160,000 tonnes of petroleum enter North American waters through natural seeps each year.
The waters off southern California are one area in particular which host hundreds of known, naturally occurring oil and gas seeps. These seeps contribute about 5 million gallons of oil to the ocean annually, with wide year to year variation.
What Are Natural Oil Seeps? | response.restoration.noaa.gov
Remember when all of that oil that spilled in the Gulf for months in 2010 was suppose to destroy the planet?
Remember that? People believed the news and hype so much that some killed themselves.
Sigh...
Liberals..
These hydrocarbons leak out of the ground through fractures and sediments, in the same way freshwater springs bring water to the surface.
How Much Do Seeps Leak?
A 2003 report from the National Research Council estimates that, on average, approximately 160,000 tonnes of petroleum enter North American waters through natural seeps each year.
The waters off southern California are one area in particular which host hundreds of known, naturally occurring oil and gas seeps. These seeps contribute about 5 million gallons of oil to the ocean annually, with wide year to year variation.
What Are Natural Oil Seeps? | response.restoration.noaa.gov
Remember when all of that oil that spilled in the Gulf for months in 2010 was suppose to destroy the planet?
Remember that? People believed the news and hype so much that some killed themselves.
Sigh...
Liberals..