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Oil spill from flowline into delta national wildlife refuge, boothville-venice, la

NOAAORR-10629

issued: 2023-07-06 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2023-07-20 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2023-07-20 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.290, -89.257
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Oil Spill from Flowline into Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Boothville-Venice, LA.
Boothville-Venice, LA, USA.
1. On July 5, 2023, TPIC reported a pinhole leak in a flowline related to their Romere Pass well #49. An estimated 3 bbl of crude oil was spilled into USFWS Delta National Wildlife Refuge. A patch of marsh dominated by Roseau cane is impacted. USFW is requesting an insitu burn. USCG has requested NOAA support.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 130 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.290N 089.257W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10629: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10629

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