Find the energy equivalent of the spilled oil

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In 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico blew out, spilling some 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf over 3 months. Find the energy equivalent of the spilled oil and estimate how long this oil could have supplied the entire U.S. energy demand.

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