Spills
Green canyon plat; 120 nm south of morgan city, la
NOAAORR-7588
- issued
- 2001-11-19 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2001-12-03 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2001-12-03 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 27.733, -91.067
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Green Canyon Plat; 120 nm south of Morgan City, LA. 120 nm south of Morgan City, LA. 1. At approximately 0900 CST the NOAA SSC was notified by MSO Morgan City of a pipeline leak 120 nm south of Morgan City, LA in position 27° 44.14'N 091° 04.53' W, Green Canyon Block #237. The leak occurred at 1630 CST on 19 NOV and an estimated worst case of 300 bbls was lost. The oil is characterized as a 32.5 API, Asphaltenes-9%, Paraffin-5%, and a pour point of minus 5°F. USCG district 8. 2. COMMODITY: OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 12600 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 27.733N 091.067W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7588: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7588
This area · spills & pollution incidents
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- Wcc oil spill, main pass 21; breton sound, louisiana2026-06-11
- Tpic oil spill, main pass 81; gulf of america2026-06-10
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Spills
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