Spills · oil
Crude oil spill within delta national wildlife refuge, venice, la
NOAAORR-10387
- issued
- 2021-11-25 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2021-12-09 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2021-12-09 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.276, -89.246
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Crude Oil Spill within Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Venice, LA.
Venice, LA, USA.
1. On November 22, 2021, the Texas Petroleum Investment Company ("TPIC") reported an unknown amount of crude oil released into an unnamed canal in the vicinity of Romere Pass within the Delta National Wildlife Refuge. The flowline is shut in and the release is secured. USCG is working closely with USFWS refuge personnel to determine the appropriate response strategies. NOAA is providing remote support.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.276N 089.246W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10387: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10387This area · spills & pollution incidents
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2021-11-25 · closed 2021-12-14
- Crude oil spill within delta national wildlife refuge, venice, la this message2021-11-25 → 2021-12-09
- Southern louisiana oil platform breton sound release; la, gulf of mexico2021-11-30 → 2021-12-14
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