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Sw of kaplin, la

Texas Petroleum Pipeline Spill; Sw of Kaplin, la · NOAAORR-7954

issued: 2009-01-19 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2009-02-02 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2009-02-02 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.883, -92.417
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Texas Petroleum Pipeline Spill; SW of Kaplin, LA.
SW of Kaplin, LA.
1. On 19 Jan. 2009 (MLK Holiday), the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator was notified of a spill reported in a marsh SW of Kaplan, Louisiana. The initial report stated that crude oil and production water (high brine content formation water) was released from a pipeline into a marsh.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL AND PRODUCTION WATER. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 200 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE.
3. POSITION 29.883N 092.417W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7954: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7954

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