The owner of the well, Hilcorp, and the Coast Guard have conducted aerial assessments of the oil spill.
OILMONSTER.COM- Coast Guard, state and federal agencies are responding to an oil leak south of New Orleans near Port Sulphur in the Rattlesnake Bayou, according to a Coast Guard news release.
Four response boats and 13 personnel are conducting cleanup operations to manage the oil well that authorities believe produces 5,476 gallons of oil a day, the Coast Guard said. It is unclear when the oil well began to leak, and authorities are unsure of how much oil had leaked out of it as of Sunday night, according to the release.
The owner of the well, Hilcorp, and the Coast Guard have conducted aerial assessments of the oil spill.
Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Department, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office and National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration are also involved in the response efforts, the release stated.
The cause of the leak is still under investigation.
Courtesy: www.nola.com
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