Spills · oil

Calcasieu river, la

Citgo Refinery; Calcasieu River, la · NOAAORR-6094

issued
2006-06-21 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2006-07-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
2006-07-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
30.183, -93.317
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Citgo Refinery; Calcasieu River, LA.
Calcasieu River, LA.
1. On June 19th,2006, a waste oil tank at the CITGO Refinery on the Calcasieu River, near Sulfur, LA was compromised during a violent rain storm. The spilled oil was initially contained by oil booms. Those booms subsequently failed and oil spread down the Calcasieu River and into Calcasieu Lake. Up to an estimated 71,000 barrels (approximately 3 million gallons) of waste oil was released into the containment. The exact amount of oil spilled and the amount reaching the water is still unknown
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SLOP OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2268000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 30.183N 093.317W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6094: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6094

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