Lawyer says leak off Louisiana remains a 'long-term problem'

BATON ROUGE, La. – A 13-year-old oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico remains a “long-term problem” without a clear solution for eliminating slicks that often stretch for miles off Louisiana’s coast, a government lawyer recently told a federal judge.
Up to 16 oil wells are possibly leaking at the site where a company’s platform toppled during Hurricane Ivan in 2004, Justice Department attorney John Roberson said during a court proceeding in Washington last Friday. Roberson said federal regulators haven’t decided whether to require Taylor Energy Co. to plug any of those wells, according to a court transcript.
A company lawyer insisted there is no evidence any wells are still leaking.
Source: FuelFix