Spills · oil
Port neches, tx, USA
Oil Discharge In Marsh From Unmanned Station, Port Neches, Tx · NOAAORR-10475
- issued
- 2022-06-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2022-06-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2022-06-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.018, -93.934
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Oil Discharge in Marsh from Unmanned Station, Port Neches, TX. Port Neches, TX, USA. 1. On June 15, 2022, Texas Parks and Wildlife Division (TPWD) contacted NOAA SSC with a request to evaluate marsh cleanup options for a 1-2 bbl discharge of oil from an unmanned station owned by Torrent Oil. Date of initial discharge is undetermined. Lead agency for the response is Texas Railroad Commission (TRRC). SSC providing technical support for response planning. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 30.018N 093.934W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10475: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10475
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2022-05-10 · closed 2022-06-29
- Hackberry, la, USA2022-05-10 → 2022-05-24
- Hackberry, la, USA2022-06-01 → 2022-06-15
- Port neches, tx, USA this message2022-06-15 → 2022-06-29
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