Leak in TPIC Black Lake Tank Battery 5 Flowline; Hackberry, LA
Hackberry, LA | 2025-Jan-27
Initial Notification: On January 27, 2025, MSU Lake Charles notified NOAA SSC about a pinhole leak in a Texas Petroleum Investment Company (TPIC pipeline), located in Black Lake, LA (NRC#1421912). Incident occurred at 0845 local time, an estimated 30 gallons of crude oil was discharged. Source is secure, and OSROs are on-site. MSU Lake Charles requested fate and trajectory.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Sweet Lousiana Crude |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 30 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 30° 0.05′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 93° 25.75′ West |