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Sweet crude release from two damaged tanks at the chevron empire terminal, across the river from buras, in…

Hurricane Katrina Chevron Empire ; la · La · NOAAORR-6006

issued: 2005-09-06 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2005-09-20 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2005-09-20 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.369, -89.535
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hurricane Katrina Chevron Empire ; LA.
LA.
1. Sweet crude release from two damaged tanks at the Chevron Empire Terminal, across the river from Buras, in Plaquemines Parish, LA. Approximately 24,000 barrels of crude oil were lost -- most of the spilled oil is reported to be contained on-site. Stage 1 was completed on 14NOV05. Multiple burns were conducted in a few marsh areas including the Chevron Mobile/Exxon Mobile (XOM) site as well as along the berm where most of the oil spilled was contained. The area was signed off to Stage 3 on 29NOV05.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: HEAVY LOUISIANA SWEET CRUDE OIL/DIESEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 1420000 GALLONS. TAGS: HURRICANE.
3. POSITION 29.369N 089.535W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6006: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6006

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