BP Asked to Investigate Gulf Sheen Near Abandoned Oil Wells | Bloomberg

BP Plc said it was asked along with other Gulf of Mexico oil and gas operators to investigate a sheen in the Green Canyon area the U.S. Coast Guard observed last week. BP inspected two abandoned well-heads in the area and observed cloudy water near one of them, the London-based company said in a statement today. The cloudy water may be caused by a naturally occurring shallow water flow that is kicking up silt, it said.

Read more via v

visit nola411.com for New Orleans and Gulf Coast news clippings.