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Whitney Oil and Gas Spill Well #256; Venice, LA

Venice, LA | 2020-Jun-22

Initial Notification: On June 21, 2020, the USCG Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division (IMD) received NRC#1280070 reporting an unknown amount of crude oil, discharged from a 2-inch flow line, associated with Garden Island Bay S/L 214, Well#256, located in the Garden Island Bay area, in Plaquemines Parish. Whitney Oil and Gas (Whitney) is the responsible party.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Products of concern:crude oil
Total amount at risk of spill: unknown gallons
Latitude (approximate): 29° 4.11′ North
Longitude (approximate): 89° 10.50′ West