Taylor Energy

The wake of a supply vessel heading toward a working platform crosses over an oil sheen drifting from the site of the former Taylor Energy oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico in 2015. The Coast Guard says it has contained the oil spill.

Oil Spill Seeping Into Gulf Of Mexico Contained After 14 Years, Coast Guard Says

11:23pm May 16, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The Taylor Energy oil spill began after Hurricane Ivan triggered an underwater mudslide and caused the company's oil platform to topple and sink.