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Plaquemine parish, la

Sulfur Dioxide Release, Conoco Phillips; Plaquemine Parish, la · NOAAORR-8160

issued
2009-12-05 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2009-12-19 00:00Z
self-cancels
2009-12-19 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
30.289, -91.235
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Sulfur Dioxide Release, Conoco Phillips; Plaquemine Parish, LA.
Plaquemine Parish, LA.
1. Early on the morning of 5 December 2009, USCG Sector New Orleans notified the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of a Sulfur Dioxide release at a refinery located S of New Orleans, LA. The cause of the release was a sulfur recovery unit failure. The specifics leading to the cause have yet to be determined. The facility was able to immediately secure the discharge.
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: SULFUR DIOXIDE.
3. POSITION 30.289N 091.235W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8160: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8160

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