Spills · oil

South pass, block 23; venice, la

NOAAORR-9840

issued
2019-01-16 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2019-01-30 00:00Z
self-cancels
2019-01-30 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Gulf of Mexico
position
29.031, -89.250
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

South Pass, Block 23; Venice, LA.
Venice, LA.
1. On January 16, 2019, the USCG Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division (IMD) was notified that an estimated 50 gallons of crude oil was discharged near the Pass A Loutre Wildlife Management Area, in Plaquemines Parish, LA. The discharge was reportedly from a facility owned and operated by Whitney Oil & Gas, LLC. The USCG contacted the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC) to request satellite imagery of the discharge location to confirm sheen size and trajectory, and NOAA Satellite Analysts reported no satellite imagery was available in the discharge location. An overflight is scheduled to be conducted over the incident location in the morning to confirm sheen sighting and plan recovery product.
2. THREAT: OIL. COMMODITY: CRUDE OIL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 50 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 29.031N 089.250W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 9840: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/9840

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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, la2019-01-08 → 2019-01-22
  20. South pass, block 23; venice, la this message2019-01-16 → 2019-01-30
  21. Mystery sheen in gulf of mexico; offshore, mississippi river delta2019-01-17 → 2019-01-31

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