Spills · oil

Crimson midstream pilling release; venice, la 70091, USA

NOAAORR-10285

issued
2021-05-15 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2021-05-29 00:00Z
self-cancels
2021-05-29 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.203, -89.044
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Crimson Midstream Pilling Release; Venice, LA 70091, USA.
Venice, LA 70091, USA.
1. On May 14, 202, USCG Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division (IMD) received NRC#1305091 reporting of an unknown amount of crude oil being discharged from a suspected abandoned underground flow line near the Crimson Midstream owned portion of the TPIC Main Pass 69 Facility. Crimson Midstream was driving pilings on the northeast side of the facility and believe that they hit an abandoned flow line between 12-15ft under the mudline. This discharge is within the Pass A Loutre State Wildlife Management Area.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.203N 089.044W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10285: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10285

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