BP says old oil from spill exposed by Isaac

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By Cain Burdeau and Jay Reeves on September 5, 2012

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP says Hurricane Isaac's scouring waves exposed deposits of buried tar on the Louisiana coast that were left over from its massive oil spill in 2010.

Louisiana officials closed a stretch of beach near Fourchon on Tuesday after scouts said they found large tar mats. BP acknowledged Wednesday the oil was from its spill.

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