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On november 14, 2025, the U.S

Pipeline Leak; Breton Sound, Louisiana · La · NOAAORR-11083

issued
2025-11-14 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2025-11-28 00:00Z
self-cancels
2025-11-28 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.578, -89.117
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Pipeline Leak; Breton Sound, Louisiana.
LA.
1. On November 14, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) received National Response Center report #1447893 describing a mystery sheen in Breton Sound. USCG requested NOAA support to identify the likely direction of origin. A USCG Auxiliary overflight identified a Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC) pipeline as the source and reported that the rainbow and light sheen was not recoverable.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.578N 089.117W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11083: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11083

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Timeline · 20 messages since 2025-03-29 · closed 2025-11-28

  1. Mystery sheen, main pass 24; gulf of america2025-03-29 → 2025-04-12
  2. Tpic facility condensate and oil release; southwest pass and cockler bay, louisiana2025-04-01 → 2025-04-15
  3. Leak in flowline detected by satellite imagery; triumph, louisiana2025-04-09 → 2025-04-23
  4. Satellite imagery identifies potential oil spill; tpic wellhead, main pass jk north, louisiana2025-04-11 → 2025-04-25
  5. Satellite imagery identifies potential oil spill; main pass 81, wellhead 36, louisiana2025-04-11 → 2025-04-25
  6. Satellite imagery documents sheen; tpic main pass 81 b, south platform, louisiana2025-04-14 → 2025-04-28
  7. Oil spill at apache corporation west delta platform; se of grand isle, louisiana2025-04-21 → 2025-05-05
  8. Well #59 incident: well blowout, garden island bay; port eads, louisiana2025-04-26 → 2025-05-10
  9. Venice, la, USA2025-05-20 → 2025-06-03
  10. Overflow of tpic tank at romere pass facility; boothville-venice, louisiana2025-05-23 → 2025-06-06
  11. Oil spill from platform in eloi bay; offshore louisiana, gulf of america2025-05-29 → 2025-06-12
  12. Mystery oil slick in breton sound block 51; gulf of america2025-06-09 → 2025-06-23
  13. Oil spill into delta national wildlife refuge; pilottown, louisiana2025-07-11 → 2025-07-25
  14. Port sulphur, la, USA2025-07-17 → 2025-07-31
  15. Venice, la, USA2025-07-22 → 2025-08-05
  16. Discharge from abandoned wellhead, south pass 28; port eads, louisiana2025-08-18 → 2025-09-01
  17. Multiple mpsrs (marine pollution surveillance reports) from the national environmental satellite, data, and…2025-09-22 → 2025-10-06
  18. Fire and oil spill on commercial fishing vessel; breton sound, louisiana2025-10-03 → 2025-10-17
  19. Flowline leak and in situ burn; south pass 24, louisiana2025-11-11 → 2025-11-25
  20. On november 14, 2025, the U.S this message2025-11-14 → 2025-11-28

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