Get me the GPS numbers of these oil “seeps” in the East GOM and I’ll go out and take a look and see what the bottom looks like there and if there are any oil slicks around. I imagine these seeps might resemble the springs I see on the bottom that seem to attract the Gag grouper in large numbers.
In fact...I’ve looked at the bottom of the Gulf for the most part 25 years and have never seen a seep or an unexplained oil sheen on top of the water anywhere.
The rest of the time I longlined the top water fish.
I supplied you with links to what appear to be legitimate sources of info regarding natural seepage. There are literally dozens more if you google “natural oil seepage into the oceans”
That’s enough for me but if you want or need GPS coordinates then I suggest you contact these sources.