Spills · oil

Chevron platform; main pass 77, la

NOAAORR-6107

issued
2006-08-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2006-08-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
2006-08-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.181, -88.903
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Chevron Platform; Main Pass 77, LA.
Main Pass 77, LA.
1. At 0530 local time on August 1, 2006, a small spill was reported at a Chevron Platform at Main Pass 77A in Breton Sound, louisiana. The cause of the spill was reported as an equipment failure. An estimated 84 gallons of crude oil was spilled into the water, creating a 1 mile by 100 ft sheen. The sheen was reported to be moving west to east. USCG contacted NOAA Hazmat with a request for a trajectory and analysis of whether the Breton and/or Chandeleur Islands were at risk.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.181N 088.903W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6107: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6107

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Timeline · 4 messages since 2006-07-26 · closed 2006-10-17

  1. Se brenton island, la2006-07-26 → 2006-08-09
  2. Chevron platform; main pass 77, la this message2006-08-01 → 2006-08-15
  3. Osv deep stim 3; offshore south pass, la2006-09-11 → 2006-09-25
  4. Offshore pass a loutre, la2006-10-03 → 2006-10-17

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