Hurricane Katrina Murphy Oil; LA
LA | 2005-Sep-05
Initial Notification: Murphy Oil (Greater New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish LA) -- One storage tank with a 250,000 bbl capacity leaked an estimated 19,500 bbls of medium sour crude oil. Oil released from this tank breached secondary containment and was observed in residential neighborhoods adjacent to the facility.
Incident Details
Primary threat: | Oil |
Tags: | Hurricane |
Products of concern: | Crude oil |
Total amount at risk of spill: | 3,570,000 gallons |
Latitude (approximate): | 29° 56.95′ North |
Longitude (approximate): | 89° 55.84′ West |
On-Water Recovery: | Unknown/Not applicable |
Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |