Oil exploitation pollutes the coasts of Etimboue, Gabon

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 02 April 2017 at 09:30:31 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 05 November 2018 at 05:07:14 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 23 December 2018 at 05:07:13 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 22 April 2019 at 05:07:12 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 28 May 2019 at 05:07:13 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Ocean monitoring, marine environment, pollution, oil spill, Gabon, Guinea Gulf, Africa
Fig. 1 - S1 (2018.03.10-04.15; 2020.02.04-03.11) - Showing by oil rigs (orange circles), oil exploitation has allowed the boom of the Gabonese economy.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (02.04.2017) - The heart of this industry lies in the coastal province of Ogooué-Maritime, in particular in the city of Port Gentil.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (min of 2018.11.05, 2018.12.23, 2019.01.28, 2019.04.22, 2019.05.28) - It has also caused numerous oil spills along the years.
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Fig. 4 - In particular, it's been reported that Fernan Vaz lagoon has been repeatedly polluted by Perenco a company located between France & Bahamas.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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