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"The reported sheen is being investigated and has not been
confirmed to be associated with the November 16 observed initial
discharge," the Coast Guard said.
The Coast Guard had not yet identified any damage or indication
of a leak after surveying the entire length of the pipeline
along with 22.16 miles (36 km) of surrounding pipelines.
Remote-controlled devices and divers continued to reassess the
pipelines.
About 3% of the Gulf of Mexico's daily oil production remained
shut in after a million-gallon oil spill, the Coast Guard said
last week.
The pipeline was closed by Third Coast's MPOG on Nov. 16 after
crude oil was spotted around 19 miles (30 km) offshore the
Mississippi River delta, near Plaquemines Parish, southeast of
New Orleans.
The main pipeline and several surrounding lines remain shut in
and have not been put back into service, the Coast Guard said
while leading efforts to mitigate impacts from the spill.
(Reporting by Harshit Verma in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra
Maler and Stephen Coates)
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