BP/Gulf Oil Gusher NOAA Observations Indicate a Small Portion of Light Oil Sheen Has Entered the Loop Current by Gary Kopycinski on May 20, 2010 Gary Kopycinski Author More in BP/Gulf Oil Gusher: Statement of Chris Canfield One Year After Deepwater Horizon Explosion April 20, 2011 Groups Tell Congress: Get Together and Get Gulf Restoration Done April 20, 2011 BP’s Criminal Negligence Exposed April 20, 2011 LOUISIANA–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2010. NOAA’s latest observations indicate that a small portion of the oil slick has reached the Loop Current in the form of light to very light sheens.