What is the significance of the red color of the Gulf oil spill? I thought crude was black, like in black? | Ask a Landman

What is the significance of the red color of the Gulf oil spill? I thought crude was black, like in black?

gold. I just searched on –> "red colored crude oil" with the quotes in and I got ZERO hits. Does it mean the oil is "young" or what?
Thanks Strato, that does sound nasty. Seems the poor Gulf is catching it from all directions.

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One Response to “What is the significance of the red color of the Gulf oil spill? I thought crude was black, like in black?”

stratoframe Says:
May 11th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
The oil is reacting from nitrate fertilizers floating in the detral layer of the river out flow.It is plastomer foam as well as a diluent.nasty.

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