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Southwest pass, la

Panco Well Brk; Southwest Pass, la · NOAAORR-7507

issued
2000-08-28 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2000-09-11 00:00Z
self-cancels
2000-09-11 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.020, -89.405
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Panco Well Brk; Southwest Pass, LA.
Southwest Pass, LA.
1. At approximately 0855 CDT the U.S. Coast Guard was notified of an allision between an unknown vessel and a Panco wellhead about 2 miles west of Southwest Pass, Louisiana (29?01.2'N, 089?24.3'W) in West Bay. The company (Panco) reports that the well only produces 35bbls of sweet Louisiana crude per day along with a much larger quantity of water. A USCG overflight is underway. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: SWEET LOUISIANA CRUDE.
3. POSITION 29.020N 089.405W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7507: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7507

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