“What the spill consists of is still not clear but it is not mineral oil [1] ...” the coastguard said in a statement. This is oddly specific. I wonder if it i

“What the spill consists of is still not clear but it is not mineral oil [1] ...” the coastguard said in a statement. This is oddly specific. I wonder if it is an English translation artifact, and the intended wording is: “What the spill consists of is still not clear but it is not crude oil byproduct ...,” the coastguard said in a statement. Are they saying that this is likely to be some sort of vegetable oil? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil