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On september 6, 2006 an oil spill was discovered at the conoco phillips bayway refinery, carteret, new jersey

Conoco Phillips Bayway Refinery; Carteret, Nj · Carteret, Nj · NOAAORR-6121

issued
2006-09-08 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2006-09-22 00:00Z
self-cancels
2006-09-22 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Atlantic Ocean
position
40.630, -74.220
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Conoco Phillips Bayway Refinery; Carteret, NJ.
Carteret, NJ.
1. On September 6, 2006 an oil spill was discovered at the Conoco Phillips Bayway Refinery, Carteret, New Jersey. The source was a 6 inch pipeline which hadn't been used in 15 years. It appears that the pipeline failure was due to corrosion. USCG and Conoco Phillips estimates that between 2,000-3,000 gallons of residual No. 6 oil spilled into a small freshwater pond that is located on the refinery's property. The pond is connected to Morris's Mill Creek which is tidal and eventually discharges into the Arthur Kill. Some oil did flow from the pond into the creek, but it was contained by fence boom, no oil made its way into the Arthur Kill.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: #6 FUEL OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 3000 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 40.630N 074.220W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6121: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6121

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