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Discharge of natural gas condensate from repaired line, west cameron block 498, offshore texas

NOAAORR-10511

issued
2022-08-17 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-08-31 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-08-31 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.453, -93.471
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Discharge of Natural Gas Condensate from Repaired Line, West Cameron Block 498, Offshore Texas.
Offshore Texas.
1. On August 17, 2022, an potential spill was reported in a NOAA Marine Pollution Surveillance Report (MPSR) for West Cameron 498. The USCG MSU Port Arthur identified the spill as a natural gas condensate from a line owned by Stingray Pipeline, LLC. The company had been repairing a damaged pipeline and the discharge occurred when the line was repressurized. Stingray conducted an overflight, reporting a 12 miles x 1.5 miles sheen in West Cameron block 550. The estimate of discharge, based on overflight data, was approximately 35 bbls/1,478 gallons.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: NATURAL GAS CONDENSATE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3612 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.453N 093.471W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10511: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10511

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