Conoco pipeline #2; grand isle block 43, la

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   NOAAORR-68521991-12-12 00:00Z → cancelled 1991-12-26 00:00Z
   Conoco pipeline #1; 7 miles west of fouchon, louisiana

   CONOCO Pipeline #1; 7 miles west of Fouchon, Louisiana.
   7 miles west of Fouchon, Louisiana.
   1. On December 12, 1992, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) Morgan City, Louisiana received a report from Chevron USA, through the National Response Center, that a sheen 10 by 0.5 nautical miles (nm) had been sighted by a commercial helicopter pilot at coordinates 29?01'N and 090?15'W. The vessel, Pard I, was near the release working on an underwater pipeline crack for CONOCO. The weather at the scene was calm, temperature 81?F, winds south-southwest 12 to 13 knots, seas 1 to 2 feet, with visibility 3 miles and decreasing due to fog. The incident took place during the early-morning hours, but was not reported until late afternoon. The lateness of the report was probably caused by reduced visibility because of early-morning fog that restricted the ability of aircraft to spot the spill. MSO Morgan City reported that CONOCO personnel reported at 1600 that the [...]
   2. COMMODITY: SOUTH LOUISIANA CRUDE.
   3. POSITION 28.983N 090.017W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6852: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6852

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   NOAAORR-68611992-01-04 00:00Z → cancelled 1992-01-18 00:00Z
   Conoco pipeline #2; grand isle block 43, la

   CONOCO Pipeline #2; Grand Isle Block 43, LA.
   Grand Isle Block 43, LA.
   1. At 1142 January 6, 1992, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Office (MSO) Morgan City, Louisiana received a report from the National Response Center (NRC) that a 12- by 1-mile slick of unknown origin had been reported by the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port Facility (LOOP) Inc. helicopter in position 28?59'N, 089?52'W, Grand Isle Block 43. By 1400, Air Station New Orleans reported that a USCG helicopter had sighted a slick in the same area estimated to be 10 by 2.5 nautical miles (nm) that had broken up into patches with surrounding rainbow sheen for another 10 nm. The USCG were told by CONOCO that the leak had been reported to the Mineral Management Service and that a report of a pipeline leak had been made to the NRC on January 4. At that time the leak was reported as having released 4.1 gallons with a slick size of one by seven nm with color barely visible. CONOCO's highest estimate, [...]
   2. COMMODITY: SOUTH LOUISIANA CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 6300 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 28.992N 089.885W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6861: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6861