Interior, Coast Guard probe 10-mile Gulf of Mexico sheen - The Hill's E2-Wire

The Interior Department is probing a “sheen” in the Gulf of Mexico that Royal Dutch Shell has reported near two of its deepwater oil production facilities.

Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is “taking steps to identify the source of a sheen reported today in the central Gulf of Mexico, and will continue to coordinate with the U.S. Coast Guard to respond to and monitor any potential pollution,” the agency said late Wednesday.

Shell reported the sheen Wednesday but says there’s no indication it stems from production sites that the company operates.

On Wednesday evening Shell, in a statement, said it has spotted a “light sheen” between its Mars and Ursa production areas, and had notified the federal National Response Center, which is run by the U.S. Coast Guard.


For more, click the link below:

Interior, Coast Guard probe 10-mile Gulf of Mexico sheen - The Hill's E2-Wire