South Lake Hatch Oil Spill from Whitney Oil & Gas platform; Houma, LA
Houma, LA, USA | 2025-Jan-26
Initial Notification: On January 26, 2025, a gasket failure on a Whitney Oil and Gas platform resulted in a release of 3-4 bbl produced water and crude oil onto water. The Incident location is approximately 2 miles west of Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge but the refuge is not expected to be impacted.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | crude |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 168 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 31.22′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 90° 52.44′ West |