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On november 23, 2025, an asset of hilcorp released an unknown quantity of crude oil into terrebonne bay,…

Crude Oil Spill At Hilcorp Asset; Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana · La · 2 messages · 2025-10-31 to 2025-12-07

status
closed 2025-12-07 00:00Z
opened
2025-10-31 00:00Z
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.212, -90.503
joined by
proximity (same type, same sea, within 30 nm and 30 days)
key
pollution:NOAAORR-11080

Timeline · 2 messages, oldest first

  1. 1
    NOAAORR-110802025-10-31 00:00Z → cancelled 2025-11-14 00:00Z
    Oil discharge at castex energy–lafourche 23 #1 well site; golden meadow, louisianaoil
    Oil Discharge at Castex Energy–Lafourche 23 #1 Well Site; Golden Meadow, Louisiana.
    Golden Meadow, LA, USA.
    1. On October 31, 2025 Castex Energy Lafourche 23 Well #1 began discharging natural gas, produced water, and gas condensate into the air, surrounding marsh, and waterway. Release is ongoing. An Oil Spill Response Organizations (OSRO) is onsite conducting cleanup, containment, and air monitoring operations. Plans to secure release are being developed. U.S. Coast Guard and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality are responding. NOAA is providing comment regarding air plume position.
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 29.345N 090.214W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11080: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11080
  2. 2
    NOAAORR-110882025-11-23 00:00Z → cancelled 2025-12-07 00:00Z
    On november 23, 2025, an asset of hilcorp released an unknown quantity of crude oil into terrebonne bay,…oil
    Crude Oil Spill at Hilcorp Asset; Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana.
    LA.
    1. On November 23, 2025, an asset of Hilcorp released an unknown quantity of crude oil into Terrebonne Bay, Louisiana. The release produced a 2-mile slick/sheen. The release has been secured. An Oil Spill Response Organization (OSRO) was onsite. The U.S. Coast Guard requested a fate and trajectory analysis from NOAA.
    2. THREAT: OIL.
    3. POSITION 29.212N 090.503W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11088: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11088

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