Spills · oil
Gulf of mexico
Cox Well P&a Release; Gulf of Mexico · NOAAORR-10273
- issued
- 2021-04-30 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-05-14 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-05-14 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.023, -90.271
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Cox Well P&A Release; Gulf of Mexico. Gulf of Mexico. 1. On April 30, 2021, the USCG MSU Houma Incident Management Division (IMD) contacted NOAA SSC to report a wellhead leak. It was reported that the responsible party Cox Operating facility was conducting a plug and abandon (P&A) operation. The rate of release and maximum potential release is unknown at this time. MSU Houma requested a worse case discharge trajectory. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.023N 090.271W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10273: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10273
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