BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Scientists with the University of South
Florida say laboratory tests have confirmed that oil from a spewing
Gulf of Mexico well has accumulated in at least two extensive
plumes deep underwater.
The researchers said in Baton Rouge on Friday that tests
confirmed their initial findings that were based on field
instruments. BP PLC CEO Tony Hayward has said there was no evidence
of large underwater plumes.
The researchers say the extensive layers of oil are sitting far
beneath the surface miles from the site of the Deepwater Horizon
explosion. The university is collecting data for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The lab tests are the most conclusive evidence yet in a vigorous
scientific debate about where much of the oil is ending up.

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