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At 1914, january 22, 1998, an amoco pipeline recorded a pressure drop indicative of a pipeline rupture

High Island Pipeline System (amoco); Offshore Texas · Offshore Texas · NOAAORR-7260

issued
1998-01-22 00:00Z
status
cancelled 1998-02-05 00:00Z
self-cancels
1998-02-05 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
28.535, -94.402
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

High Island Pipeline System (Amoco); offshore Texas.
offshore Texas.
1. At 1914, January 22, 1998, an Amoco Pipeline recorded a pressure drop indicative of a pipeline rupture. The rupture occurred somewhere along a line running from mid-Galveston Island (on a course of 151 degrees true) out to a point approximately 90 miles offshore. Calculations by Amoco, based on the pressure drop, indicated a worst-case release of 2500 barrels of Texas sweet crude, having an API of 39.4. The amount was later adjusted to about 300 barrels lost. USCG district 8. Keyword: Corexit 9527.
2. COMMODITY: TEXAS SWEET CRUDE. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 12600 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.535N 094.402W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7260: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7260

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  1. Two vessels were conducting lightering operations off the texas coast (lat 28-37.0N, long 94-15.0W) near…1998-01-02 → 1998-01-16
  2. At 1914, january 22, 1998, an amoco pipeline recorded a pressure drop indicative of a pipeline rupture this message1998-01-22 → 1998-02-05
  3. At 1914CST, 22JAN98, amoco pipeline recorded a pressure drop indicative of a pipeline rupture1998-01-22 → 1998-02-05
  4. The M/V red seagull was maneuvering near the amoco pipeline spill in the lightering zone off galveston texas…1998-01-23 → 1998-02-06

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