Spills · oil

Pascagoula, ms, USA

Lube Oil Spills Into Bayou Casotte At Refinery, Pascagoula, Ms · NOAAORR-10515

issued
2022-09-02 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-09-16 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-09-16 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
30.332, -88.510
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Lube Oil Spills into Bayou Casotte at Refinery, Pascagoula, MS.
Pascagoula, MS, USA.
1. On September 2, 2022, the USCG Sector Mobile contacted the NOAA SSC regarding an approximate 100-200 gallon lube oil spill at the Chevron dock Pascagoula refinery into Bayou Casotte. Chevron activated their Facility Response Plan and reportedly contained the bulk of the oil (600-weight lube oil) with a containment boom within an hour of the discharge. USCG conducted further assessments including the shoreline in the vicinity of the source. The NOAA SSC provided information on resources at risk and cleanup techniques. No further support is requested at this time.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LUBE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 30.332N 088.510W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10515: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10515

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