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Kinetica condensate leak (formerly west cameron 165 mystery sheen); west cameron lease block 165-Kinetica llc

NOAAORR-9423

issued: 2017-01-18 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2017-02-01 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2017-02-01 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 29.375, -93.544
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Kinetica condensate Leak (formerly West Cameron 165 Mystery Sheen); West Cameron Lease Block 165-Kinetica LLC. offshore platform.
West Cameron Lease Block 165-Kinetica LLC. offshore platform.
1. On January 18, 2017, the USCG MSU Port Arthur contacted the NOAA RRO about a mystery sheen reported in the vicinity of West Cameron lease block 165. The USCG requested ocean current information for the area.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: PROBABLY OIL.
3. POSITION 29.375N 093.544W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9423: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9423

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