Spills · pipeline
Hilcorp energy at texaco canal 28Jul13; south of lafitte, la
NOAAORR-8641
- issued
- 2013-07-28 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2013-08-11 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2013-08-11 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.583, -90.067
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Hilcorp Energy at Texaco Canal 28Jul13; South of Lafitte, LA. South of Lafitte, LA. 1. On 28 July 2013, USCG was notified of a minor oil spill in the Mississippi R. delta just south of Lafitte, LA. A pinhole leak at a small production facility allowed a section of 2 1/2" flow line to discharge an unknown amount of crude oil, but a maximum potential for the spill was 40 to 50 BBL. The source is secured and cleanup had been started as of the afternoon of 28 July. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: LA CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 2100 GALLONS. TAGS: PIPELINE. 3. POSITION 29.583N 090.067W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 8641: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/8641
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