Research team “detected FAR MORE methane than expected to the NORTHEAST of the well”

AAAS Meeting, Science, February 25 2011:

[University of Georgia researcher Samantha] Joye…  reported that her team … Read more >>

“It looks like there’s a significant amount of gas” NORTHEAST of the well — Methane is “smeared” through the ecosystem

Methane From Oil Spill Migrating Undigested?, Science, February 19, 2011:

Some researchers have concluded in recent … Read more >>

New study found 75,000 times normal amount of hydrocarbon gases which “could have a long-lasting impact on oceanic oxygen levels”

Pentane gas has “significant health implications for humans” — UCSB’s Ira Liefer … Read more >>

Top Oceanographer: The methane may be in Atlantic Ocean, not eaten by bacteria

Teeny Janitors Attack Gulf Spill, Then Vanish, NPR, February 9, 2011:

NPR’s excellent Richard Harris found … Read more >>

BK Lim cites NOVEMBER videos showing “oil seepages, gas columns, fissures and blowout craters” around Macondo wellhead (VIDEOS)

The following ROV videos show the “oil seepages, gas columns, fissures and blowout craters in the seafloor around the Macondo wellhead” mentioned in a January 14, 2011 letter to Congress authored by BK Lim. … Read more >>

“Junk Science”: Disappearing methane researchers are “manipulating data to gain media attention” says top attorney

JUNK SCIENCE: NOAA Claims “Gas-Gobbling” Bacteria Consumed Nearly All of the Estimated 200,000 Tons of … Read more >>

Why top scientists are NOT convinced by new report claiming methane has “vanished” from Gulf

Methane from BP spill goes missing, ScienceNews, January 6, 2011:

Methane, the predominant hydrocarbon produced by … Read more >>

“Human race survives methane plume, for now” — May take 400 years to be clear on how methane affected Gulf says professor

Prof. “Kessler said he is hesitant to predict doomsday and instead is focusing on the methane plume’s current behavior.” … Read more >>

Methane concerns: Possible “fundamental shift” in Gulf’s microbial ecosystem and amount of bacteria — “We’re going to have to watch this”

What Lies Beneath, National Wildlife Foundation, October 4, 2010:

[E]xperts say [recently discovered degraded oil … Read more >>

7 year-old “covered in blood”, mother with rashes over “entire body” — Tests found elevated HEXANE, xylene, octane from nearby gas well (METHANE)

Flight for survival: Toxic emissions force family to leave home, Wise County Messenger, September 23, … Read more >>

New video by Feds: “I can’t believe this WATER that LOOKS CLEAR SMELLS SO MUCH LIKE GAS” — “Every animal in the Gulf is being exposed to an atrocity” (VIDEO)

Thousands of marine animals still in danger from hidden oil in Gulf, PhysOrg.com (NSF), September … Read more >>

Plume study author: “Oil-gobbling properties of the microbes have been GROSSLY OVERSTATED”

Oil-eating microbes may not be all they’re cracked up to be, Yahoo (Upshot Blog), September … Read more >>

Kessler/Valentine Findings: “Potential for a MUCH longer-lived METHANE plume in the deep ocean, with unknown consequences” — Due to “SLOW consumption rate”

Scientists document fate of deep hydrocarbon plumes in Gulf oil spill, PhysOrg.com, September 16, 2010:

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*NEW* hydrocarbon plume found SOUTH and EAST of BP blow-out just 200 meters below surface — ENTIRE 40-mile transect measured consistently high methane readings

Nature.com is reporting, “A previously unidentified plume of hydrocarbons approximately 200 meters deep has been … Read more >>

Feds not including METHANE gas in public calculations — Adds over 100 MILLION gallons of oil equivalent to BP’s hydrocarbon total (VIDEO)

Calls for better seafood testing as Gulf fishing begins anew, CNN, August 17, 2010:

[The University … Read more >>

“NOAA won’t begin checking for submerged methane gases”; Top scientist says “It seems crazy”

Florida University Draws Ire of NOAA for Gulf Research, WRBL CBS 3 Columbus, Georgia, August … Read more >>

Very large methane? bubble bursts from seafloor — Slow Motion

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Live feed from Ocean Intervention III – ROV2, August 10, 12:00 a.m. EDT:

Repeated, … Read more >>

10x time-lapse of thick methane? clouds seeping from seafloor (VIDEO)

Live feed from Ocean Intervention III — ROV 1, August 9, 2010 at 6:17 p.m. … Read more >>

Feds say methane hydrates coming from leaks in blow-out preventer — no DEFINITIVE info on well integrity issues

Press briefing and teleconference to provide operational update on ongoing Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill response … Read more >>

*NEW* Bursts coming from sea floor — Far away from ROV thrusters (VIDEO)

BP live feed from Boa Deep C ROV, August 1, 2010 at 12:30 a.m. EDT:

VIEWING … Read more >>

“Mass eradication” of sea turtle food source; “There were thousands of these guys dead on the surface” says oceanographer

Chemical oceanographer John Kessler from Texas A&M University returned from sampling the waters around the … Read more >>

GLG Consultant: “Looming risk of sudden hemorrhaging of oil and methane”

Some background information on GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group):

From the Silicon Alley Insider:

GLG is 9 years … Read more >>

Matt Simmons: “We’ll paint the Gulf Coast” if a hurricane comes onshore after upwelling oil (VIDEO)

Matthew Simmons Interview, Tru News, June 28, 2010:
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SIMMONS: Hurricanes churn up cold water … Read more >>

Matt Simmons says hurricane churning up underwater methane may be “greatest nightmare we’ve EVER SEEN” (VIDEO)

Matthew Simmons Interview, Tru News, June 28, 2010:

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“If the 400 to 500 feet … Read more >>

Paper: TSUNAMI RUMORS — Drilling near methane deposits “can turn that solid methane into a liquid, leaving the ocean floor unstable” says scientist

Scientists from St. Petersburg find high methane readings near oil disaster site, St. Petersburg Times, … Read more >>

Methane plumes “flowing upslope” into shallower water; “Further up in the water column than we had seen” says scientist

Scientists from St. Petersburg find high methane readings near oil disaster site, St. Petersburg Times, … Read more >>

Media NO LONGER reporting on seeps 100-200 meters from well (VIDEO)

MSNBC’s Morning Rundown on July 20, 2010 at 9:03 a.m. EST only informs public about … Read more >>

*JUST IN* Feds confirm Methane seeping from at least 2 places in seafloor; At 100-200 meters & 3 KILOMETERS from well (VIDEO)

Allen gets fuzzy: “There are some indications the seepage 3km away may not be related … Read more >>

*BREAKING* Feds: Methane seeping from at least two places in seafloor; Located 100-200 meters and 3 KILOMETERS from well

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*JUST IN* Feds confirm Methane seeping from at least 2 places in … Read more >>

Confirmed: “Methane escaping at the surface” is “bubbling through the strata” says oil expert Nieuwenhuise on CNN at 1:17pm (VIDEO)

Don Van Nieuwenhuise interview, CNN, July 19, 2010 at 1:20p.m.:

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CNN: The other concern… … Read more >>

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