Gorgeous Gulf of Mexico – Today’s MODIS Image
Thought we’d share this stunning satellite image of the Gulf, shot today by NASA’s MODIS satellite. Enjoy!
Thought we’d share this stunning satellite image of the Gulf, shot today by NASA’s MODIS satellite. Enjoy!
Shell’s big oil spill off Nigeria yesterday reportedly occurred during the transfer of oil to a tanker in their Bonga offshore field. Oil is produced in the Bonga Field using an FPSO – basically, a modified oil tanker anchored in place. Oil collected from wells on the seafloor flows up through riser pipes connected to […]
Back on September 15, a team from National Wildlife Federation piled onto a small boat on the Louisiana coast. Their destination: the chronic leak site about 12 miles offshore where a cluster of wells operated by Taylor Energy has been steadily spilling oil into the Gulf since 2004. Check out this aerial video of the […]
Jon Henderson of Gulf Restoration Network did an overflight over the Gulf yesterday, thanks to our Gulf Monitoring Consortium partner SouthWings. They documented two small slicks in Breton Sound, and a larger slicks from the Taylor Energy site where a cluster of hurricane-damaged wells have been leaking since 2004. Read all about it and check […]
Once again an airline pilot (or observant passenger) has reported seeing a fire in the Gulf of Mexico. This was reported to the National Response Center at about 8:19 pm on November 6, at a location in the deepwater Gulf about 12 miles southeast of the site of last year’s BP oil spill. It’s also […]