U.S. Says Sunken Transocean Rig May Be Source of Oil Sheen
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The U.S. Coast Guard said the wreckage of Transocean Ltd.’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig may be the source of an oily sheen on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Coast Guard notified Vernier, Switzerland-based Transocean today that it may be held responsible for the pollution. BP Plc’s Macondo well, which erupted in April 2010 off the Louisiana coast and destroyed the rig, is not suspected as a source of the sheen, the Coast Guard said on its website.