Spills · oil
On april 7, 2018, a buried pipeline discharged a reported 200 bbl oil at the bryan mound strategic petroleum…
Bryan Mound Incident; Freeport, Tx · Freeport, Tx · NOAAORR-10069
- issued
- 2020-04-10 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2020-04-24 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2020-04-24 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 28.921, -95.378
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Bryan Mound Incident; Freeport, TX. Freeport, TX. 1. On April 7, 2018, a buried pipeline discharged a reported 200 bbl oil at the Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve site in Freeport, TX. The discharge location is in the EPA zone. The majority of the oil remains in the soil or on the ground near the discharge site, although some oil has migrated to Blue Lake, a non-navigable waterway. RP, ExxonMobile Pipeline Company is responding. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8400 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 28.921N 095.378W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10069: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10069
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