Coast Guard approves plan by BP and Transocean to identify source of sheen at site of Deepwater Horizon disaster

October 15, 2012

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday night that it approved a joint plan from BP and Transocean to identify the source of a sheen in the Gulf of Mexico that testing has indicated was from oil that originated from BP's failed Macondo 252 well. The plan includes satellite observations and mobilizing remotely operated vehicles to examine the original Macondo well area, including the wreckage, debris and the riser piping that now lies on the sea floor, the Coast Guard news release said.

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