To facilitate getting the best visuals, I positioned the boat to enhance reflectivity from the oil sheen. In areas with natural gas seeps, the oil sheen from bubbles is at its photographic best ...

These birds weren’t victims of an oil spill, however. They were caught in a natural process where oil seeps out of the seafloor — a phenomenon that intensifies during the spring, Masvidal said. Last ...

often remnants of oil spills or natural oil seeps. Exposure to tar balls can cause skin irritation or allergic reactions in some individuals due to the toxic chemicals they contain. It's ...