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Satellite imagery detects oil anomaly at inactive well platform 55 miles offshore louisiana

NOAAORR-10418

issued
2022-02-11 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-02-25 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-02-25 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.275, -91.093
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Satellite Imagery Detects Oil Anomaly at Inactive Well Platform 55 Miles Offshore Louisiana.
55 miles offshore LA (GOM).
1. On February 11, 2022, the NOAA SSC received a Marine Pollution Surveillance Report (MPSR) for the Ship Shoal 291 area (offshore lease block in the Gulf of Mexico) indicating an oil anomaly of approximately 24.18 square kilometers. The slick was emanating from an oil facility later determined to be associated with the Mon Forte Exploration facility (unmanned, inactive well platform).
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: OIL AND COMPLETION FLUIDS.
3. POSITION 28.275N 091.093W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10418: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10418

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