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Gulf Spill – Not So Fast – Problem at LOOP?
Thursday, March 31, 2011 18:21
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[UPDATE 11:15am ET - according to an email sent to us, a pilot flying over LOOP yesterday observed an oil slick there. UPDATE 11:50am ET - a 2 mile long slick was reported to the NRC Saturday morning at the LOOP facility]
Whoa, hold the horses. Maybe Anglo-Suisse did happen to have a small spill over the weekend. But we just looked at this NASA/MODIS satellite image taken yesterday afternoon, from the Terra satellite. It shows what appears to be an extensive oil slick emanating from very near the location of the Lousiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP). We have no confirmation of any problem at or near LOOP at this time (10:30am ET):
MODIS/Terra satellite image, March 22, 2011 showing possible oil slick originating near LOOP facility and carried off to the northwest. Light brown areas are sediment-laden water entering the Gulf from the Mississippi River.
SkyTruth analysis of March 22 MODIS image showing extent of possible oil slick
SkyTruth analysis overlain with platform locations (orange dots) and pipelines (yellow); data from BOEMRE
Detail of March 22 satellite image, with platform locations and pipelines
