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Hackberry, la, USA

Discharge Into Marsh From Aboveground Pipeline, Hackberry, la · NOAAORR-10457

issued
2022-05-10 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-05-24 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-05-24 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
30.021, -93.395
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Discharge into Marsh from Aboveground Pipeline, Hackberry, LA.
Hackberry, LA, USA.
1. On May 9, 2022, Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC) observed a discharge from an aboveground pipeline in a marsh near Hackberry, Louisiana. Approximately 2 barrels of crude oil is estimated to have discharged - some has migrated to Black Lake, and some remains in the marsh vegetation. OSROs are on-scene with containment boom and skimmers. On May 10, MSU Lake Charles contacted NOAA SSC for support in preparing an in-situ burn (ISB) request to submit to RRT-6.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 30.021N 093.395W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10457: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10457

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  1. Hackberry, la, USA this message2022-05-10 → 2022-05-24
  2. Hackberry, la, USA2022-06-01 → 2022-06-15
  3. Port neches, tx, USA2022-06-15 → 2022-06-29

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