2023-11-23T06:01:07+00:00
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/ A massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico led several companies, including Occidental Petroleum, W&T Offshore, and Talos Energy, to stop their offshore production, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday.
According to the report, the oil spill appears to be the largest in the United States since the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
American producers stopped pumping about 62,000 barrels per day of oil production on Thursday, after an undersea pipeline exploded and 26,000 barrels of oil – the equivalent of two Olympic swimming pools – leaked into the Gulf of Mexico near the state of Louisiana.
If the size of the spill is confirmed, it would be the largest spill since 2010, when BP’s Deepwater Horizon platform exploded, spilling 3.2 million barrels of oil off the coast of Louisiana.
Other companies affected by the oil spill include Water Oil & Gas and Arena Offshore, according to a statement issued by the US Coast Guard, citing data from the Office of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
According to the Coast Guard statement, companies will not be allowed to resume pumping oil until the source of the leak is addressed and appropriate repairs are made.