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Discharge of natural gas, crude oil, and salt water from well in cameron parish, la

NOAAORR-10452

issued: 2022-05-05 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2022-05-19 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2022-05-19 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.925, -92.744
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Discharge of Natural Gas, Crude Oil, and Salt Water from Well in Cameron Parish, LA.
Cameron Parish, LA.
1. On May 5, 2022, The Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinators Office (LOSCO) notifed the NOAA SSC about a discharge of unknown amounts of natural gas, crude oil, and saltwater from a well in Cameron Parish, LA. NOTIFICATION ONLY. No products requested at this time.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL, NATURAL GAS, SALT WATER.
3. POSITION 29.925N 092.744W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10452: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10452

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