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Hilcorp E8 platform oil spill; venice, la 70091, USA

NOAAORR-10154

issued: 2020-08-21 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2020-09-04 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2020-09-04 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.949, -89.389
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hilcorp E8 Platform Oil Spill; Venice, LA 70091, USA.
Venice, LA 70091, USA.
1. On August 21, 2020, the USCG Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division (IMD) received NRC#1285147 reporting a discharge of approximately 3 bbl crude oil from Hilcorp platform E-8 in Southwest Pass. The discharge is secured and containment boom deployed. Oil is contained within the area surrounding the facility. USCG and LDEQ were onsite. No shoreline impacts or oiled wildlife observed.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 28.949N 089.389W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10154: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10154

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