Spills · oil
Oil discharge from wellhead into west cote blanche bay; cypremort point, louisiana
NOAAORR-11110
- issued
- 2026-01-22 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2026-02-05 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2026-02-05 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.680, -91.799
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Oil Discharge from Wellhead into West Cote Blanche Bay; Cypremort Point, Louisiana. M6J2+2H Cypremort Point, LA, USA. 1. At 0915 local time, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Marine Safety Unit Morgan City contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) regarding an oil discharge of approximately 9 barrels of crude oil from a wellhead (NRC Incident Report #1453174) into West Cote Blanche Bay. The report details the discharge was discovered at 0720 on January 22, 2026 at Perdido Energy wellhead 859. The release was secured (well shut in) and boom was deployed to contain the spill. The responsible party contracted an oil spill response organization (OSRO) and USCG assessment crew are en route with an estimated time of arrival of 1030. USCG has requested trajectory analysis to determine the possibility of shoreline impacts and to aid in further assessment and response actions. 2. THREAT: OIL. 3. POSITION 29.680N 091.799W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 11110: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/11110
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