Spills · oil

Hilcorp CF-6; lafitte, la

NOAAORR-9839

issued
2019-01-08 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-01-22 00:00Z
self-cancels
2019-01-22 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.661, -90.108
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hilcorp CF-6; Lafitte, LA.
Lafitte, LA.
1. On January 6, 2019, the USCG Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division (IMD) was notified that 6 barrels of crude oil was discharged from the CF-6 facility in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The facility is owned and operated by Hilcorp. The discharge occurred due to fuel freezing, caused by an equipment failure of the dehydration system, which is now repaired.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 252 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.661N 090.108W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9839: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9839

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Timeline · 21 messages since 2018-07-22 · closed 2019-01-31

  1. Romere pass, la2018-07-22 → 2018-08-05
  2. Main pass 69 sheen; mississippi river delta, USA2018-08-14 → 2018-08-28
  3. Tpic well head leak, mississippi river delta; venice, la 70091, USA2018-09-09 → 2018-09-23
  4. Lobo tank battery 12, well 161; venice, la, USA2018-09-10 → 2018-09-24
  5. Buras, la, USA2018-09-18 → 2018-10-02
  6. Breton sound tank battery 53; breton sound2018-10-02 → 2018-10-16
  7. Hilcorp east bay baptiste facility discharge; port sulphur, la, USA2018-10-04 → 2018-10-18
  8. Breton sound, la2018-10-09 → 2018-10-23
  9. At 11:45 cdt on october 16, 2018 the noaa ssc was notified of a 9 miles long X 3/4 miles wide mystery…2018-10-16 → 2018-10-30
  10. Venice, la, USA2018-10-17 → 2018-10-31
  11. Mud lake, louisiana2018-11-07 → 2018-11-21
  12. Jack boat ram XVII; 23 nautical miles west of southwest pass, louisiana, gulf of mexico2018-11-18 → 2018-12-02
  13. Hilcorp burwood W-5 facility; venice, la 70091, USA2018-11-28 → 2018-12-12
  14. Breton sound discharge block 21 and 32; breton sound, louisiana2018-11-28 → 2018-12-12
  15. Des allemands, la, USA2018-12-03 → 2018-12-17
  16. Lake washington A10 well leak; port sulphur, la USA2018-12-09 → 2018-12-23
  17. Tpic garden island bay facility; 1, la, USA2018-12-14 → 2018-12-28
  18. Diesel discharge, lower mississippi river MM125; mississippi river, hahnville, la , USA2018-12-18 → 2019-01-01
  19. Hilcorp CF-6; lafitte, la this message2019-01-08 → 2019-01-22
  20. South pass, block 23; venice, la2019-01-16 → 2019-01-30
  21. Mystery sheen in gulf of mexico; offshore, mississippi river delta2019-01-17 → 2019-01-31

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