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The U.
S.
Coast Guard said on the 6th that after Hurricane Ida, nearly 350 oil spills have been reported in the Gulf of Mexico and the U.
S.
coast, and investigations are currently underway
.
Reuters reported that the Coast Guard patrolled near the coast of Louisiana to check for oil spills and provide information to federal, state and local governments responsible for clean-up work
.
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said it is cooperating with the Coast Guard and the U.
S.
Environmental Protection Agency to require relevant companies to take measures to prevent oil spills and clean up the spilled oil
.
One of the oil spills occurred in Masande Bay, southwest of Fuzhou Harbor, Louisiana
.
Coast Guard spokesman John Edwards said the source of the oil spill is not yet clear
The offshore oil producer Talos Energy hired divers and cleaners to deal with the oil spill
.
The company said that the old pipeline was damaged in the hurricane, causing oil to leak
According to a spokesperson for Talos, the energy company had ceased production and operations in the incident area four years ago and was not the owner of the oil spill pipeline
.
An oil spill was discovered at Fuxiong Port for the first time last week, and the amount of oil spill has been greatly reduced
The U.
S.
Coast Guard said that an offshore oil well about 8 kilometers away from Masande Bay was leaking, and the well belonged to the oil and gas company S2 Energy
.
The company subsequently told the Coast Guard that it had ensured the safety of the wellhead and no more oil spills
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana in the southern United States on August 29 and moved northeastward.
It was one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico in the United States
.
Dozens of people were killed in floods and related accidents
According to Reuters, as of September 6, 88% of the offshore oil production operations in the areas invaded by "Ada" were still suspended, and more than 100 drilling platforms were idle
.
The U.
S.
Gulf of Mexico is home to a large chemical industry zone, where hurricanes are frequent
.
On April 20, 2010, the "Deepwater Horizon" offshore drilling platform leased by BP exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico waters, killing 11 workers.
The Macondo oil well it was exploiting leaked a large amount of oil, which became American history.
The worst crude oil spill accident on the world
.
In 2017, after Hurricane Harvey struck, a chemical plant in Houston, Texas exploded
.
Other factories have also reported chemical leaks, oil tank leaks, and pipeline leaks
