Shot on June 13, 2010 at 5006 feet deep from one of the Viking Poseidon's ROV's.
And then there's bit of confusing news from Matt Simmons -
Matt Simmons Revises Leak Estimate To 120,000 Barrels Per Day, Believes Oil Covers 40% Of Gulf Beneath The Surface
Simmons refutes even the latest oil spill estimate of 45,000-60,000 barrels per day, and in quoting research by the Thomas Jefferson research vessel which was compiled late on Sunday, quantifies the leak at 120,000 bpd. What is scarier is that according to the Jefferson the oil lake underneath the surface of the water could be covering up to 40% of the entire Gulf of Mexico. Simmons also says that as the leak has no casing, a relief well will not work,
If Simmons is having a " senior moment ", we should all be treated to the NOAA people coming out and shooting this down real soon . In the Bloomberg interview, Simmons claims the folks on the Jefferson said this " lake of heavy oil is 300 to 400 meters thick ".