Green Canyon Plat; 120 nm south of Morgan City, LA

120 nm south of Morgan City, LA | 2001-Nov-19

Initial Notification: At approximately 0900 CST the NOAA SSC was notified by MSO Morgan City of a pipeline leak 120 nm south of Morgan City, LA in position 27° 44.14'N 091° 04.53' W, Green Canyon Block #237. The leak occurred at 1630 CST on 19 NOV and an estimated worst case of 300 bbls was lost. The oil is characterized as a 32.5 API, Asphaltenes-9%, Paraffin-5%, and a pour point of minus 5°F. USCG district 8.