Oil Spill in Timbalier Bay; Port Fourchon, Louisiana

Port Fourchon, LA, USA | 2025-Aug-20

Initial Notification: On August 18, 2025 the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) received National Response Center Report #1440248 regarding a discharge of approximately 10 barrels of a crude oil/produced water mixture from a 12-inch bulk line operated by Extex Operating Company in Timbalier Bay, Louisiana. Point source is a valve on the bulk line manifold. Release has been secured. A secondary, unconfirmed discharge point may exist on the subsea portion of the line, buried approximately 10 feet below the seabed. The responsible party hired American Environmental & Industrial Services to conduct cleanup. Oiled birds have been reported. USCG is not standing up a command center at this time. NOAA providing remote support.