Spills · oil
Cocodrie, la, USA
Natural Gas Condensate Release At Lake Pelto; Cocodrie, la · NOAAORR-10787
- issued
- 2024-05-18 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2024-06-01 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2024-06-01 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.127, -90.653
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Natural Gas Condensate Release at Lake Pelto; Cocodrie, LA. Cocodrie, LA, USA. 1. On May 18, 2024, the USCG notified the NOAA Scientific Coordinator that a TPIC (Texas Petroleum Investment Company) well in Lake Pelto was releasing natural gas and condensate into the air. The release is thought to be the result of a strike from a shrimping vessel. The release has not yet been secured. USCG is maintaining a safety perimeter of one-half mile. Condensate is impacting the waterway. NOAA was requested to provide fate/trajectory and additional support. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.127N 090.653W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10787: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10787
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Timeline · 3 messages since 2024-03-08 · closed 2024-06-01
- In situ burn of oil spill at whitney oil & gas, lake hatch B-42; houma, la2024-03-08 → 2024-03-22
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