Eagle Ford Discharge; Beaumont, TX
Beaumont, TX | 2016-May-28
Initial Notification: On May 28, 2016, the USCG Marine Safety Unit in Port Arthur, TX, notified NOAA SSC about a mystery sheen on the Neches River across from the Port of Beaumont. Discharge was reported to be ~400 gallons of Eagle Ford Shale crude. Advice on fate and trajectory, was requested and provided.
Incident Details
| Primary threat: | Oil |
| Tags: | Pipeline |
| Products of concern: | Eagle Ford Shale oil |
| Total amount at risk of spill: | 600 gallons |
| Latitude (approximate): | 30° 4.70′ North |
| Longitude (approximate): | 94° 5.00′ West |