Central Crude Valentine Terminal; Lockport, LA
Lockport, LA | 2007-Feb-23
Initial Notification: On 22 February 2007, a crude oil spill was reported near Lockport, Louisiana. More than 100 bbls of oil have been reported in Bayou Lafourche. The actual amount of oil released from the tank was greater than 1500 bbls, but most of the oil was contained at the facility. The NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator has been in touch with both the USCG and LDEQ.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Products of concern: | Crude Oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 63,000 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 29° 35.41′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 90° 26.64′ West |
| On-Water Recovery: | Applied |
| Shoreline Cleanup: | Applied |
| Dispersants: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| In-Situ Burn: | Unknown/Not applicable |
| Bioremediation: | Unknown/Not applicable |