Small Slick at Platform P-51, Marlim Sul Field, Brazil
Platform P-51 in Marlim Sul field of Brazil’s Campos Basin. Source: Wikipedia.
An Envisat ASAR radar satellite image taken on February 23, 2012 shows a small slick apparently emanating from Platform P-51 in the Marlim Sul field of the Campos Basin, about 70 miles offshore:
Envisat ASAR image taken February 23, 2012 showing small slick apparently emanating from location of Platform P-51. Image courtesy European Space Agency.
Covering 10 square kilometers, this slick represents a spill of about 2600 gallons, assuming an average oil slick thickness of 1 micron.
