Spills

Gulf of mexico

New Field Platform; Gulf of Mexico · NOAAORR-7552

issued: 2001-03-30 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2001-04-13 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2001-04-13 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 27.980, -94.505
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

New Field Platform; Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf of Mexico.
1. At approx. 11:30 local time, a well release was reported of approx. 200 bbls of crude oil from a platform at 27?58.8'N, 94?30.3'W. This location is approx. 90 nm south of Galveston, and 40nm west of the Flower Garden Marine Sanctuary. NRC reported a slick of about 1.5 miles by 300 yards. The oil type as been reported to be a 38 API crude. The volume estimate has since been downgraded to approx. 100 bbls. USCG district 8.
2. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 8400 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 27.980N 094.505W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7552: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7552

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Gulf of mexico this message2001-03-30 → 2001-04-13
High island 489B; 70 nautical miles off texas coast2001-05-07 → 2001-05-21

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