Spill reported from oil platform in Gulf

Associated Press

October 04, 2012

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard says an estimated 76 gallons of crude oil spilled from an oil platform operated by Apache Corp. off the coast of southeast Louisiana.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough said the spill was reported to authorities on Tuesday.

Colclough said a sheen created by the spill has dispersed and none of the spilled oil was recoverable.

The site, designed as Grand Isle Block 43, is west of BP’s Macondo well, which spewed more than 200 million gallons of oil after an explosion aboard the BP-leased rig Deepwater Horizon in April 2010.

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1) Comment by JohnRingaux - 04/10/2012

76 gallons is less than two barrels. How does one estimate two barrels? Was this crude in some sort of container on the deck of the platform that would allow someone to give an accurate approximate amount of oil that was spilled? We all know that the AP is a liberal news gathering organization with an anti-big oil agenda, so they will always be more than willing to report an "oil spill" no matter how small. Notice how the AP managed to drag the Macondo blow-out into this little article.to stir up all the "greenies".

2) Comment by swg1985 - 04/10/2012

76 gallons? This is news? Up next, stray cat gets hit by car.