By my thinking they are both correct. In the first sentence, "210,000 gallons" represents a single amount and, therefore, is treated as a singular subject. In the second example the subject is "officials" which takes the plural "have been exposed."
Bud McKibban

 

 

 

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Without my own comments on these sentences or a longer preface, I'll just submit them and ask for your thoughts on subject/verb agreement. Thank you...
 

According to NOAA, an estimated 210,000 gallons(5,000 barrels) a day is coming from the remaining ruptures (PBS).
 
In recent months, a slew of low-level Communist officials as well as a few high ranking ones—most notably the vice party chief of the southwestern province of Sichuan, LiChuncheng — have been exposed by local media anddismissed from their positions after their sexual peccadilloes came to light(NBC News).

 
 


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