1979 Ixtoc Spill Much Like Current One, Says Texas A&M Prof.

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With many forecasts saying the gulf oil spill could continue leaking oil well into the fall, the situation is eerily reminiscent of an incident that happened 31 years ago when a Mexican well named Ixtoc I also blew out -- and the resulting oil discharge lasted at least 10 months, says a Texas A&M University oceanographer who has more than 40 years of experience studying the Gulf of Mexico.

Norman Guinasso, who directs the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG) at Texas A&M, says the Deepwater Horizon well that caught fire and sank on April 20 and the Ixtoc are very similar events, especially in the failed efforts to contain the oil leaks.

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