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Hilcorp Energy Berrwood E-5 Facility Spill; Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico | 2019-Oct-15

Initial Notification: On October 15, 2019, Sector New Orleans Incident Management Division (IMD) received a report of a discharge of crude oil from a flare associated with the Berrwood E-5 facility, owned/operated by Hilcorp Energy, located in Southwest Pass MM 13 (E5 Canal). The incident occurred due to an unknown cause.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Oil
Latitude (approximate): 28° 59.06′ North
Longitude (approximate): 89° 21.62′ West