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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (206216)	3/20/2011 2:29:57 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) of 361480

Possible oil leak in Gulf. My name is Mike, and I am an oilcoholic nola.com. "The Coast Guard is investigating reports of a potentially large oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico not far from the Deepwater Horizon site. According to a knowledgeable source, the slick was sighted by a helicopter pilot on Friday and is about 100 miles long. A fishing boat captain said he went through the slick yesterday and it was strong enough to make his eyes burn." Matterhorn Seastar looks like the name of the relevant rig. Also looks like someone may have known about this since 2pm on Friday: businessinsider.com follow up, maybe fresh oil coming ashore: wwl.com No news update as of Sunday morning at nola.com, but here are two updates with roughly the same information: examiner.com. switchboard.nrdc.org. The source seems to be the Matternhorn SeaStar oil rig (about 20 miles from the DWH location and 30 miles from the Louisiana coastline), which was bought by W&T Offshore last year from TotalFinaElf E&P. W&T says the Matterhorn field has been producing about 5200 barrels per day. The slick is reported to be about 12 miles wide and nearly 100 miles long. There are also reports of fresh oil coming ashore near South Pass, Louisiana, new boom being laid near the beach, and a substance being sprayed on the shore by cleanup crews. The NRDC blog mentions that this spill coincides with the spring break tourist season

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