- Street Insider – Diamond Offshore (DO) Falls On Leak Speculation
Shares of Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE: DO) are under significant pressure currently as the stock was downgraded today from Neutral to Sell. In addition, selling appears to have accelerated following a video at Business Insider that shows a ship near the company’s Ocean Saratoga Rig putting disbursements in the water over a possible oil leak.
- Business Insider – CONFIRMED: Aerial Video Shows Second Leaking Rig Near The Deepwater Horizon
Earlier we published speculation from satellite analytics group SkyTruth that there may be a second leak in the Gulf. A freelance pilot and photographer confirmed these rumors and a possible coverup. Photographer J Henry Fair says the new photos show an oil plume originating from the Ocean Saratoga Rig, which is owned by Diamond Offshore. A work ship in the foreground may be churning up water to disperse the leak. A larger rig in the background may be discharging another leak. (See video below for a better sense of what’s going on.) SkyTruth analyst John Amos says this may not even be the same leak he observed in satellite images. How common are these unreported leaks?
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This seems to confirm Matt Simmons’ claim last week that there is a second leak in the Gulf.
