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Whitney oil & gas wellhead leak; garden island bay, plaquemines, la

NOAAORR-9238

issued: 2016-02-22 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2016-03-07 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2016-03-07 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.089, -89.156
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Whitney Oil & Gas Wellhead Leak; Garden Island Bay, Plaquemines, LA.
Garden Island Bay, Plaquemines, LA.
1. On February 22, 2016, USCG Sector NOLA notified the NOAA SSC about a 2 barrel crude oil release from a wellhead in the Whitney Oil & Gas Garden Island Bay complex. Dark oil is visible for approximately a 50 ft radius around the wellhead, and has been contained by boom.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL (SOUTH LOUISIANA). MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 84 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.089N 089.156W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9238: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9238

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