4.9 million
Barrels of oil spilled by BP in the Gulf of Mexico from April 20 to July 15, 2010
168,359
Number of times you could drive from Seattle to Walla Walla round trip in a Chevrolet Suburban using this oil
$20 billion
Value of the compensation fund set up by BP for Gulf Coast residents
$16,000
Average compensation payment per claimant
$18.5 million
Value of the compensation package given to BP CEO Tony Hayward, who left the company in October 2010
250,000
Number of people who have been paid from the compensation fund
86,000
Number of these people who have signed waivers agreeing not to sue BP
1
Number of lawsuits filed against the administrator of the compensation fund, alleging that claimants were made to sign waivers under false pretenses
Sources: NPR, Reuters, InterPress Service, New York Times, California Department of Energy
