Oil Discharge from Platform in Lake Washington, Port Sulphur, LA
Port Sulphur, LA | 2023-Jan-22
Initial Notification: On January 22, 2023, the USCG Sector New Orleans contacted the NOAA Regional Response Officer (RRO) of oil discharge from the Lake Washington Central Facility, a platform owned/operated by Hilcorp Energy, in Lake Washington / Lake Grande Ecaille, LA. USCG Sector New Orleans IMD personnel conducted a site visit to the platform and requested a trajectory and fate analysis and RAR.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | crude |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 42 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 23.73′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 89° 46.87′ West |