Discharge into Marsh from Aboveground Pipeline, Hackberry, LA
Hackberry, LA, USA | 2022-May-10
Initial Notification: On May 9, 2022, Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC) observed a discharge from an aboveground pipeline in a marsh near Hackberry, Louisiana. Approximately 2 barrels of crude oil is estimated to have discharged - some has migrated to Black Lake, and some remains in the marsh vegetation. OSROs are on-scene with containment boom and skimmers. On May 10, MSU Lake Charles contacted NOAA SSC for support in preparing an in-situ burn (ISB) request to submit to RRT-6.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | crude oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 20-40 barrels |
| Latitude (approximate): | 30° 1.29′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 93° 23.72′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Applied |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |