Spills · oil
Field energy platform release; ~13 mile offshore of grand isle, la
NOAAORR-9232
- issued
- 2016-02-11 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2016-02-25 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2016-02-25 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 29.031, -89.924
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Field Energy Platform Release; ~13 mile offshore of Grand Isle, LA. ~13 mile offshore of Grand Isle, LA. 1. On February 11, 2016, at 0925 local, MSU Morgan City notified NOAA SSC of a 300 gallon crude oil release from a Field Energy platform located approximately 13 miles offshore of Grand Isle, LA. Oil was released due to malfunctioning sump pump. Source is secure. Coast Guard requested trajectory to determine if shoreline impact was likely. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 300 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 29.031N 089.924W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9232: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9232
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