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Atchafalaya bay, louisiana

Shell Pipeline; Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana · NOAAORR-7420

issued: 1999-07-23 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1999-08-06 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1999-08-06 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.433, -91.033
vessel: DRILLING RIG SET UP
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Shell Pipeline; Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana.
Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana.
1. At 1000 on Friday 23 July, the NOAA SSC was notified of spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The incident occurred when a jack-up drilling rig set up on top of a Shell Oil pipeline at location 28?26.4N/91?02.4W in Block 241 of the Ship Shoal Block. This location is approximately 30 miles offshore and SSE of Atchafalaya Bay in Louisiana. The oil is a light condensate with an API of 35 and the amount spilled is potentially 3700 barrels. A slick of 2 miles by 4 miles has been observed in the vicinity of the incident. USCG district 8. Keyword: none.
2. COMMODITY: LIGHT CONDENSATE WITH AN API OF 35. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 155000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 28.433N 091.033W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7420: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7420

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