In reporting on the BP oil spill, the media has at times taken
liberties in the use of unexplained technical terminology.
In the
interests of helping readers more easily follow the environmental
disaster still unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico, here is a basic
glossary of oil spill-related terms.
Source:
http://theweek.com/article/index/203275/how-to-speak-bp-oil-spill-a-glossary
