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Post: May 17 2010 in: BP Oil Spill
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Earlier today we reported about some comments that were made during a press conference at the Robert Unified Command Center held at 2:00 p.m. today, May 17, 2010. I would like to share a bit more with you:

BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles:

This morning I flew over the spill area and over the area of activity with Governor Jindal from the State of Louisiana... our efforts offshore are making a big difference now. The combination of the riser insertion tube with using dispersants and other tools. This was probably the smallest amount of oil i've seen on the surface since the effort began. The smallest amount of heavy oil i've seen to date.


United States Coast Guard Admiral Mary Landry:

We know that the oil has not entered the loop current at this time. There might be some leading edge sheen that's getting closer to the loop current, this spill has not entered the loop current. The important thing to focus on is the volume of oil that we have on the surface. It's being reduced as we speak and as Doug Suttles talked to you about in his over-flight.

If you examine the NASA satellite image shown below( May 17, 2010 and analyzed by SkyTruth:) you can easily interpret the statements above to be inaccurate.

"This satellite image shows one of the largest slick areas that I have seen to date. The oil is also clearly being pulled by some kind of current to the East." Said Paul Orr, The Lower Mississippi RIVERKEEPER

satellite photo of BP's oil slick 5-17-2010

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