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News Release 14-143
Where did the Deepwater Horizon oil go? To Davy Jones' Locker at the bottom of the sea
New analysis traces oil to its resting place on the Gulf of Mexico sea floor
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Oil remains in the Gulf of Mexico more than four years after the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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Map of the Northern Gulf of Mexico with sampling sites in the study. Hotter colors equal more oil.
Credit: David Valentine et al.
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The Deepwater Horizon oil is likely at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Hydrocarbons from the Deepwater Horizon spill overlaid on sea floor bathymetry of the study area.
Credit: David Valentine et al.
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Two million barrels of oil are submerged on the sea-floor of the Gulf.
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Dark clouds of smoke emerge as a controlled burn of spilled oil takes place on the surface.
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