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• Spills · 3 messages1991-05-01 → 1991-06-18An offshore oil rig belonging to alliance oil collapsed off the coast of louisiana

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One mention so far. The message has its own page: NOAAORR-6814. This page grows when the name is issued again.

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   Spills·NOAAORR-68141991-06-04 00:00Z → cancelled 1991-06-18 00:00Z
   On june 4, 1991, the alliance operating consolidation and production platform located in the gulf of mexico…
   Alliance Rig Collapse; Cameron, Louisiana · Cameron, Louisiana · Gulf of Mexico

   Alliance Rig Collapse; Cameron, Louisiana.
   Cameron, Louisiana.
   1. On June 4, 1991, the Alliance Operating Consolidation and Production Platform located in the Gulf of Mexico suffered structural failure. The platform, located about 7 nautical miles east-southeast of Cameron, Louisiana, supports a 5,000-barrel consolidation tank that serves as an intermediate holding reservoir for three or more wells that produce a very light (API 47) sweet oil. Pipelines (8- inch and smaller) are part of the facility leading to and from the tank and are used to collect product and transfer it to shore. About 1020 on June 4, 1991, the fishing vessel LADY FRAN, operating east of the rig reported a large (1.5 to 2 miles) slick coming from the west. The report indicated that the rig had collapsed and dumped the large deck into about 10 feet of water. Investigation verified the incident. Steems Oil Production Company of Lafayette, Louisiana reported that the tank had been [...]
   2. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84000 GALLONS.
   3. POSITION 29.555N 093.055W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6814: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6814