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E, la, USA

Yuma Exploration Platform Fire; E, La, USA · NOAAORR-9660

issued
2018-01-31 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2018-02-14 00:00Z
self-cancels
2018-02-14 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.692, -89.366
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Yuma Exploration Platform Fire; E, LA, USA.
E, LA, USA.
1. On January 31, 2018, the USCG Sector New Orleans IMD received report of a fire and potential discharge from an unmanned production platform out of Main Pass 4, in coastal Louisiana. The platform is operated by Yuma Exploration and Production Company. The fire was determined to be caused by a pinhole leak in the fire tube (burner) of the heater treater, which caught a Conex box on fire. The platform was shut in and the fire was extinguished using a portable pump. No discharge of oil occurred, source and fire secured. Total potential was 16,000 BBLs of crude and oily mixtures.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 29.692N 089.366W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9660: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9660

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Timeline · 47 messages since 2017-02-12 · closed 2018-03-07

  1. Whitney oil&gas well 1008B#14; south pass 24, venice, la 70091, USA2017-02-12 → 2017-02-26
  2. Whitney oil & gas well #11; south pass2017-02-13 → 2017-02-27
  3. Ig petroleum, west delta 84; louisiana2017-02-15 → 2017-03-01
  4. Hilcorp abandoned well head jgtb 162; west bay area2017-03-20 → 2017-04-03
  5. Rigolets oil spill,jefferson parish - hilcorp; the rigolets, port sulphur, la 70083, USA2017-04-05 → 2017-04-19
  6. Breton sound natural gas well head 46D; united states2017-04-06 → 2017-04-20
  7. Near grand terre, la2017-04-10 → 2017-04-24
  8. On april 15, 2017, sector new orleans contacted noaa ssc for evaluation of nesdis anomaly associated with a…2017-04-15 → 2017-04-29
  9. On april 24, 2017, sector new orleans notified noaa ssc of a sunken pleasure craft in the mississippi river…2017-04-24 → 2017-05-08
  10. Tpic, romere pass la; venice, la 70091, USA2017-05-01 → 2017-05-15
  11. Cox bay oil containment release; port sulphur, la 70083, USA2017-05-04 → 2017-05-18
  12. Breton sound la, USA2017-05-04 → 2017-05-18
  13. Mystery sheen, MC-21; offshore la2017-05-24 → 2017-06-07
  14. Main pass 23 well head leak; breton sound la, USA2017-06-09 → 2017-06-23
  15. Liberated barge, main pass 25; main pass 25, la, USA2017-06-20 → 2017-07-04
  16. Black bay, la, USA2017-06-21 → 2017-07-05
  17. Mystery sheen, plaquemines parish la; plaqueminnes parish, la 70040, USA2017-06-27 → 2017-07-11
  18. Mystery sheen, NRC#1182978; mississippi canyon2017-07-03 → 2017-07-17
  19. Mystery sheen , viosca knoll 983; offshore louisiana2017-08-05 → 2017-08-19
  20. Anomaly, nrc# 1186656, mississippi canyon 20; offshore louisiana2017-08-08 → 2017-08-22
  21. M/V gracie claire; cypress cove area, venice, la 70091, USA2017-08-23 → 2017-09-06
  22. Breton sound 32 loboplatform fire; breton sound, la, USA2017-08-27 → 2017-09-10
  23. Breton sound, la, USA2017-09-19 → 2017-10-03
  24. Romere Pass#59; venice, la 70091, USA2017-09-22 → 2017-10-06
  25. Lobo grand bay tank Battery#1; 175 sports marina rd, venice, la 70091, USA2017-09-23 → 2017-10-07
  26. Botco xto energy, cox bay; port sulpher, la 70083, USA2017-10-03 → 2017-10-17
  27. South barge, point a la hache; 18859 hwy 23, port sulphur, la 70083, USA2017-10-08 → 2017-10-22
  28. Facility near shell central seaplane, venice la; 70091, USA2017-10-08 → 2017-10-22
  29. Premiere industries, venice la; haliburton rd, venice, la 70091, USA2017-10-08 → 2017-10-22
  30. Potential well head leak; east bay, venice, la 70091, USA2017-10-08 → 2017-10-22
  31. Hilcorp lake washington well LLE#22; lake washington, port sulphur, la 70083, USA2017-10-10 → 2017-10-24
  32. Tarmat on grand isle beach; 2258 LA-1, grand isle, la 70358, USA2017-10-12 → 2017-10-26
  33. Lobo pipeline leak; grand bay la 70091, USA2017-10-23 → 2017-11-06
  34. Fishing vessel grounding bastian bay; LA-23, buras, la 70041, USA2017-11-19 → 2017-12-03
  35. On november 22, 2017, the uscg sector new orleans contacted the noaa rro regarding a crude oil discharge…2017-11-22 → 2017-12-06
  36. Breton sound mystery slick; south breton sound, la 70041, USA2017-11-28 → 2017-12-12
  37. Bayou perot isb; 4905 decamp, lafitte, la 70067, USA2017-12-05 → 2017-12-19
  38. Mystery sheen main pass 77; la2017-12-15 → 2017-12-29
  39. Breton sound 53; louisiana, united states2017-12-24 → 2018-01-07
  40. Mystery sheen, main pass 70; la, USA2017-12-29 → 2018-01-12
  41. La , USA2018-01-02 → 2018-01-16
  42. Whitney oil & gas pass-a-loutre wma; la 70091, USA2018-01-15 → 2018-01-29
  43. Hilcorp energy's berrwood E-5 platform discharge; venice, la 70091, USA2018-01-21 → 2018-02-04
  44. Grand isle block 43 produced water sheen; united states2018-01-26 → 2018-02-09
  45. E, la, USA this message2018-01-31 → 2018-02-14
  46. Breton sound state block 33; breton sound, la 70041, USA2018-02-08 → 2018-02-22
  47. Lobo operating, grand bay tank battery #1; venice, la 70091, USA2018-02-21 → 2018-03-07

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