Gulf of mexico

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   NOAAORR-74552000-01-21 00:00Z → cancelled 2000-02-04 00:00Z
   Ship shoal 332 pipeline break; gulf of mexico

   Ship Shoal 332 Pipeline Break; Gulf of Mexico.
   Gulf of Mexico.
   1. At 1000 CST a semi-submersible drilling platform dropped an anchor on an Equilon pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico some 60 miles off the Louisiana coast (approximate location - 28?07'N, 90?47'W). The pipeline has been shut in. The potential release is estimated at just under 2000 bbls. Dispersants are being considered. The NOAA SSC(Henry) has been contacted and is responding. USCG district 8.
   2. COMMODITY: SOUR CRUDE OIL.
   3. POSITION 28.117N 090.783W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7455: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7455

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   NOAAORR-74562000-01-22 00:00Z → cancelled 2000-02-05 00:00Z
   Gulf of mexico

   Pipeline Break (Poseidon Pipeline Spill); Gulf of Mexico.
   Gulf of Mexico.
   1. At 1159 CST on Friday, 22 January 2000. the NOAA SSC was notified of an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. The location of the spill was 60 miles offshore. The spill resulted when an anchor from a semi-submersible drilling rig dragged across and damaged a 24" pipeline at both the impact site and at a platform more than a mile away. Oil was released from both locations. The water depth was greater than 400 feet. The initial release volume, based on the amount of oil transferred between the time of the incident and shut in was 1839 bbl. The line was owned by Equilon Pipeline and identified as part of the Poseidon Pipeline System. The NOAA SSC relocated to the Shell Command Post at the request of the USCG to support the on-scene incident commander. Preliminary trajectories suggested that the oil would move west and north. Landfall was not predicted for several days. [...]
   2. COMMODITY: MED. CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 77200 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 28.117N 090.783W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7456: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7456