Spills · oil
Lake pontchartrain, la
Oil Platform Fire; Lake Pontchartrain, la · NOAAORR-9603
- issued
- 2017-10-15 00:00Z
- status
- cancelled 2017-10-29 00:00Z
- self-cancels
- 2017-10-29 00:00Z
- authority
- NOAA OR&R
- sea
- Gulf of Mexico
- position
- 30.064, -90.273
- source
- incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z
Original warning text
Oil Platform Fire; Lake Pontchartrain, LA. Lake Pontchartrain, LA. 1. On October 15, 2017, an oil platform in southwestern Lake Pontchartrain exploded and caught fire. Platform produces both natural gas and oil. Lines were shut in at time of explosion. Approximately 500 bbls of South Louisiana crude are in tanks on the platform. Unknown how much may have been consumed in the blaze. Sector New Orleans has requested a trajectory, and resources at risk. NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge is running air plume modelling. 2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: SOUTH LOUISIANA CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 21000 GALLONS. 3. POSITION 30.064N 090.273W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9603: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9603
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Timeline · 2 messages since 2017-10-15 · closed 2017-11-24
- Lake pontchartrain, la this message2017-10-15 → 2017-10-29
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