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North Sea oil spill not over
photo credit: Fred Dott/Greenpeace
The oil leak in the North Sea, which was discovered by Shell last Monday – but not announced until Friday – has been mostly staunched, according to the UK government.
Yet another, albeit much smaller, leak has been found stemming from the same offshore platform and it is spilling some 2 barrels of crude oil per day. The second leak is proving difficult to stop, according to Shell, due to its ‘awkward’ positioning.
Last Monday’s oil spill is already being called the worst to occur in UK waters in the last 10 years.
From an article in the Independent:
An estimated 216 tonnes (1,300 barrels) has already spilled into the sea following the initial spill, which began at the Gannet Alpha platform 112 miles east of Aberdeen last Wednesday.
Though nowhere near the scale of the Deepwater Horizon disaster, which occurred in the Gulf of Mexico last year and is considered the worst marine oil spill ever, environmental groups have expressed concern over the recent events in the North Sea.
A spokesperson for the Scottish branch of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is quoted in an article for the Guardian:
We know oil of any amount, if in the wrong place, at the wrong time, can have a devastating impact on marine life. Currently thousands of young auks – razorbills, puffins and guillemots – are flightless and dispersing widely in the North Sea during late summer. So they could be at serious risk if contaminated by this spill.
Greenpeace and WWF Scotland have also voiced concerns and criticism of Shell’s practices in the North Sea and their handling of the oil spill.
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