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Gulf of america
Produced Water Spill From W&t Offshore, Inc.; Gulf of America · 7 messages · 2024-12-08 to 2025-02-23
- status
- closed 2025-02-23 00:00Z
- opened
- 2024-12-08 00:00Z
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.297, -88.921
- joined by
- proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
- key
- pollution:NOAAORR-10893
Timeline · 7 messages, oldest first
- 1NOAAORR-108932024-12-08 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-12-22 00:00ZPilottown, la, USAoil
Delta Duck Octave Pass Mystery Sheen; Pilottown, LA, USA. Pilottown, LA, USA. 1. On December 8, 2024, the USFW notified the NOAA SSC of a mystery sheen in Delta National Wildlife Refuge. The Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC) tested their infrastructure in the area and reported no potential sources. NOAA provided a hindcast. No source was identified. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: MYSTERY OIL. 3. POSITION 29.247N 089.199W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10893: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10893
- 2NOAAORR-108802024-12-08 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-12-22 00:00ZDelta national wildlife refuge / octave pass mystery sheen; pilottown, laoil
Delta National Wildlife Refuge / Octave Pass Mystery Sheen; Pilottown, LA. Pilottown, LA, USA. 1. On December 8, 2024, the NOAA SSC was notified by USFWS of a mystery sheen in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge from a TCIP Duck oil field. TPIC reported that the sheen was originating west of their wells and passing east through Octave Pass. NOAA assessed images of the spill and provided an opinion on the directional movement of the sheen. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.247N 089.200W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10880: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10880
- 3NOAAORR-108812024-12-10 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-12-24 00:00ZMystery sheen; main pass 81, louisianaoil
Mystery Sheen; Main Pass 81, Louisiana. LA. 1. On December 10, 2024, the USFW received a report of a 32 mile light sheen originating from a bubbling source in Main Pass 81. USCG is investigating the source of the sheen. NOAA will provide trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.252N 089.084W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10881: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10881
- 4NOAAORR-108922024-12-10 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-12-24 00:00ZMystery sheens main pass 81; gulf of mexicooil
Mystery Sheens Main Pass 81; Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. 1. On December 10, 2024, NOAA received reports of mystery sheens in Main Pass 81 and several miles to the east, south of the Chandeleur Islands. The largest sheen observation was 34 miles in length. Related NRC reports: #1418539 and #1418404. NOAA provided trajectory and assistance identifying possible sources. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.252N 089.084W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10892: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10892
- 5NOAAORR-108902024-12-17 00:00Z → cancelled 2024-12-31 00:00ZMystery sheen in main pass 69; main pass, laoil
Mystery Sheen in Main Pass 69; Main Pass, LA. Main Pass, LA. 1. On December 17, 2024, the USCG received reports of a mystery sheen in Main Pass 69, Louisiana. Sheen appeared to originate from an abandoned TPIC platform. The source of the sheen was not confirmed. NOAA was asked to evaluate photos. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.248N 089.119W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10890: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10890
- 6NOAAORR-109142025-01-27 00:00Z → cancelled 2025-02-10 00:00ZTpic well #58 main pass oil spill; main pass 80oil
TPIC Well #58 Main Pass Oil Spill; Main Pass 80. Main Pass 80. 1. Starting Feb 03 2025, the NOAA SSC was notified that NESIDS SAB and USCG tracked multiple reports of sheen in the Main Pass area of the Mississippi River. The USCG eventually identified TPIC Well #58 as the likely source of the sheen. This well was shut in. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.224N 089.067W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10914: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10914
- 7NOAAORR-109132025-02-09 00:00Z → cancelled 2025-02-23 00:00ZGulf of americaoil
Produced Water Spill from W&T Offshore, Inc.; Gulf of America. Gulf of America. 1. On February 7, 2025, W&T Offshore, Inc. *WTI) released an unknown amount of produced water (and associated oil) into the Gulf of America. This release has resulted in multiple NESDIS Marine Pollution Surveillance reports stretching over a total of 50 miles offshore. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.297N 088.921W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10913: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10913
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