Our oil spill expert, Cheryl Anderson, has been monitoring the Gulf of Mexico slick reports, and has provided the following update:
A state official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of a continuing Coast Guard investigation, said the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries traced the emulsified oil on the west side of the river to its apparent source at West Delta Block 117. He said tests by a state-contracted lab confirmed that was the source of the oil.
Wildlife and Fisheries officials found the source of the oil Monday evening and encountered workers in a boat trying to restore a cap on the well using a remotely operated submarine.
There was a USCG Media Briefing at 2 pm local time Monday [4-5 hours before the NOLA.com article was published]. The briefing confirmed that the 100-mile sheen on Saturday was not petroleum, just sediments from water disturbances.
With regard to the most recent slick, the Coast Guard said:
–no source had been identified,
–no active spill incidents had been identified,
–spill had been Federalized,
–testing showed that it was Louisiana crude, and
–LSU was still working on the tests to see if the oil matched the Macondo well or any recorded previous spill incident.
Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE) 
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