Texaco Storage Tank; Bahia Las Minas, Panama
Bahia Las Minas, Panama | 1986-Apr-27
Initial Notification: On April 27, 1986, a Texaco storage tank at a refinery near Isla Payardi, Panama, ruptured, releasing approximately 240,000 barrels of medium-weight crude oil. Some of the oil was contained within dikes at the facility. Approximately 140,000 barrels of oil flooded through a dike and overflowed separators and a retaining lagoon and flowed into Bahia Cativa. Refinery personnel reported that a total of 60,000 barrels of oil were recovered. It is not known how much of this recovered oil was from the sea. Keyword: Skimmer, vacuum truck, Corexit 9527, pressure washing, reoiling, manual removal..
Incident Details
| Products of concern: | Venezuelan crude, Mexican Isthmanian crude |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 5,880,000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 9° 40.00′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 79° 5.00′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Dispersants: | Applied |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |