Skin lightening products -- also known as bleaching creams, whiteners, skin brighteners, or fading creams -- work by reducing a pigment called melanin in the skin. Most people who use lighteners do so to treat skin problems such as freckles, age spots, acne scars, or discoloration related to hormones.
The Deepest Oil Well. 555 feet: Total height of spar. 13 days: Time it took to secure spar to seafloor. 10,000: Number of cars it would take to equal Perdido's weight. 9,627 feet: Water depth at deepest well. 184 miles: Total length of pipeline laid on seafloor.
Offshore Minerals. bbl, Barrel: In the energy industry, a barrel is 42 U.S. gallons measured at 60ÂºF. Casinghead Gas (or oil well gas): Natural gas produced along with crude oil from oil wells. Condensate: A low-density, high-API gravity liquid hydrocarbon phase that generally occurs in association with natural gas.