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Whitney tank battery 49 garden island bay oil spill; venice, la, USA

NOAAORR-10105

issued
2020-06-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2020-07-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
2020-07-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.075, -89.166
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Whitney Tank Battery 49 Garden Island Bay Oil Spill; Venice, LA, USA.
Venice, LA, USA.
1. On June 18, 2020, the USCG Sector New Orleans received NRC#1279863. Crude oil discharged from an underwater flow line in the Garden Island Bay area, Plaquemines Parish. The estimated amount of discharge is 5bbls. Whitney Oil and Gas is the responsible party. OSRO deployed containment and sorbent boom. Impacted vegetation is predominantly water hyacinth. The impacted area is within the Pass A Loutre State Wildlife Management Area.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.075N 089.166W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10105: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10105

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Timeline · 19 messages since 2020-05-03 · closed 2020-11-15

  1. Main pass 75 pipeline release; la, USA2020-05-03 → 2020-05-17
  2. Gulf of mexico, la, USA2020-05-31 → 2020-06-14
  3. Crude oil discharge in baptiste collete bayou area; venice, la 70091, USA2020-06-12 → 2020-06-26
  4. Tpic romere pass, delta national wildlife refuge, oil spill; venice, la, USA2020-06-16 → 2020-06-30
  5. Whitney tank battery 49 garden island bay oil spill; venice, la, USA this message2020-06-18 → 2020-07-02
  6. Whitney oil and gas spill well #256; venice, la2020-06-22 → 2020-07-06
  7. Tpic 2-69 well unit 2 delta duck oil spill; venice, la USA2020-06-23 → 2020-07-07
  8. Hilcorp 212 facility, lake grand ecaille spill; la, USA2020-07-11 → 2020-07-25
  9. Venice, la, USA2020-07-12 → 2020-07-26
  10. Mystery sheen main pass 61; gulf of mexico2020-08-10 → 2020-08-24
  11. Main pass 69A sheen; la, USA2020-08-11 → 2020-08-25
  12. On august 13, 2020, the uscg sector nola notified the noaa ssc of a 7bbl well leak and 1.5mi x 1mi rainbow…2020-08-13 → 2020-08-27
  13. Tpic MP35 produced water discharge; main pass 35, la, USA2020-08-20 → 2020-09-03
  14. Hilcorp E8 platform oil spill; venice, la 70091, USA2020-08-21 → 2020-09-04
  15. Venice, la, USA2020-08-29 → 2020-09-12
  16. On september 26, 2020, the uscg sector nola received nrc reports #1288319 and #1288318 regarding an allision…2020-09-30 → 2020-10-14
  17. On september 30, 2020, the uscg sector new orleans notified the noaa ssc of multiple reports of oil sheen…2020-09-30 → 2020-10-14
  18. Hurricane zeta (28 oct 20) impacted saratoga resources test facility (NWF561) operated by lobo operating…2020-10-31 → 2020-11-14
  19. Venice, la, USA2020-11-01 → 2020-11-15

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