REPORT DATE: 11-14-2020
REPORT TIME: 1745 UTC
REGION: GULF OF MEXICO
SUB REGION: N/A
AREA/BLOCK: N/A
IMAGE DATE: 11-14-2020
IMAGE TIME: 0001 UTC
DATA SOURCE: SENTINEL1A 
MODE: Interferometric Wide (IW) VV
RESOLUTION: 20 meter
LOCATION: 29°33'31" N/89°09'27" W
AREA: 0.19 square kilometers
CONFIDENCE: Medium
REMARKS: Possible oil was observed in satellite imagery. This anomaly is unconfirmed as oil. The anomaly was approximately 2.06nm in length and 0.05nm at its widest point. The anomaly had a medium contrast to the surrounding waters and appeared to be connected to an oil facility. The darker anomaly towards the south was issued on in a prior MPSR. At the time the satellite image was taken the winds were SE at 10kts. 


UNCERTAINTIES: There were similar-looking linear anomalies in the area. There was a possibility that the anomaly may have also been biogenic. Due to these factors, our confidence was kept at Medium. 

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