The deadly explosion on the Gulf oil rig is causing the waters to get polluted. The oil spills from the rig can now be seen clearly from the air or from the boats in the area. These oil spills are floating on top of the water in the Gulf of Mexico. For the last several days now, the oil has continued a direct drifting pattern that could lead it to the shore line in Louisiana in the coming days. A lot of clean up crews are trying to prevent this oil from reaching the U.S. coastline, but it’s just a massive spill, there is bound to be patches that do make their way to the United States beaches.

I don’t think consumers will have to wait long to see a spike in oil prices at the pumps. Gas prices were already steadily risen and now this disaster in the Gulf should speed these prices up. I wouldn’t be surprised to see gas at $3.35 a gallon by May 12th. The world has very little oil left, so any that gets wasted in any part of the world, will surely see a chain reaction with higher gas prices.