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Hackberry, la, USA

Two Discharges In Cameron Meadows Marsh Oil Field, Hackberry, la · NOAAORR-10470

issued
2022-06-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-06-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-06-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.830, -93.630
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Two Discharges in Cameron Meadows Marsh Oil Field, Hackberry, LA.
Hackberry, LA, USA.
1. In February of 2022, two separate discharges occurred in Apollo Energy's Cameron Marsh oil field. A flow line elbow discharged a reported 5.5 bbls of crude oil. A pipeline discharged a reported 3 bbls of crude oil and 12 bbls of salt water. Recovery of the oil was conducted using boom and sorbent. In June 2022, the marsh was resurveyed and liquid oil remained at both sites. The USCG Marine Safety Unit in Port Arthur, TX, contacted the NOAA SSC for input on further recovery options including in-situ burning.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 357 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.830N 093.630W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10470: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10470

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  1. Hackberry, la, USA2022-05-10 → 2022-05-24
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