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U.S. probes possible oil sheen off Louisiana coast
HOUSTON | Thu Aug 18, 2011 2:35pm EDT
Excerpt:
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the federal offshore drilling regulator, was looking into reports of an oil sheen in the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico 100 miles south of the Louisiana coast, a bureau spokeswoman said.
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BP said the oil sheen did not appear to originate from any of its offshore wells in the area, and dismissed reports that the oil had come from its capped Macondo well, the source of the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
"There are online reports claiming that the Macondo well is leaking and BP has responded with boats and boom," the company said in a statement.
"None of this is true."
BP said the well continues to be monitored for leaks.
Full text:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/18/us-oil-usa-sheen-idUSTRE77H5QT20110818
HOUSTON | Thu Aug 18, 2011 2:35pm EDT
Excerpt:
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the federal offshore drilling regulator, was looking into reports of an oil sheen in the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico 100 miles south of the Louisiana coast, a bureau spokeswoman said.
...
BP said the oil sheen did not appear to originate from any of its offshore wells in the area, and dismissed reports that the oil had come from its capped Macondo well, the source of the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
"There are online reports claiming that the Macondo well is leaking and BP has responded with boats and boom," the company said in a statement.
"None of this is true."
BP said the well continues to be monitored for leaks.
Full text:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/18/us-oil-usa-sheen-idUSTRE77H5QT20110818