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In late september 1988, approximately 100 barrels of sweet crude oil leaked from an m&v production company…

M&v Production Company; Barataria, Louisiana · Barataria, Louisiana · NOAAORR-6616

issued
1988-10-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1988-10-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
1988-10-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.724, -90.147
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

M&V Production Company; Barataria, Louisiana.
Barataria, Louisiana.
1. In late September 1988, approximately 100 barrels of sweet crude oil leaked from an M&V Production Company subsurface pipeline into a wetland area near Bayou Saint Denis, approximately one-half mile west of Barataria, Louisiana. The leak from the pipeline, which leads from an active oil well to a commingling tank complex nearby, affected up to four acres of adjacent grassy wetland and waterways. The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Office (MSO), New Orleans, directed the facility operators to take immediate action to control the spill and clean up the area. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: SWEET CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 4200 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.724N 090.147W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6616: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6616

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