From the Abstract: “Seven cruise exercises were conducted as one component of the Offshore Ecology Investgation (OEI) to determine the relationships between microorganisms and hydrocarbons in surface waters…There was no correlation between the numbers
From the Abstract: “The effects of oil spill dispersants and drilling fluids on the sizes of populations of specific heterotroph subgroups of marine bacteria were monitored in this study.
From the Abstract: “Drilling-fluid-utilising microorganisms present in drill mud cuttings collected from the Agbara oilfield were isolated on mineral salts agar plates.
This study gives an overview, based primarily on a variety of previously published papers and completed reports, of the organisms associated with Gulf of Mexico platforms.
From the Abstract: “Presumptive marine Vibrio spp. were collected from an operational oil field and control site located in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico.