Oil spill off Brazil

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from treehugger.com: What was initially reported as a natural oil seep off the coast of Brazil might be coming from a Chevron appraisal well instead. Several days ago the oil slick was 56 miles long. According to satellite imagery, the slick now extends over 918 square miles.
Reportedly 18 vessels are now on scene, with Chevron trying to kill the well. Chevron says the estimated rate of flow is 400-655 barrels per day, but estimates from the extent of the slick indicate that a flow rate of 3,738 barrels per day is more likely.

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"The drilling contractor for the well is Transocean - the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig that oil company BP was leasing at the time of last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the largest in U.S. history."
Read more: www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/17/2506561/brazilian-police-investigate-offshore.html#ixzz1e0JSiS5G