14-Year-Long Gulf of Mexico Oil Leak is Bigger Than Energy Company Claims, Federal Study Finds
At a Glance The oil has been leaking for 14 years.A sheen of oil can still be seen on the surface above the site.The new study estimates as much as 4,500 gallons of oil per day could be seeping from the site. A new federal study of oil that's been seeping into the Gulf of Mexico from a platform toppled by Hurricane Ivan more than 14 years ago confirms that the spill is bigger than what the energy company who...