The US Coast Guard on Monday (Nov 20) stated it was nonetheless on the lookout for the supply of a leak from an underwater pipeline off the Louisiana coast within the Gulf of Mexico that it estimated had launched greater than one million gallons of crude oil.
The 108km lengthy pipeline was closed by Principal Move Oil Gathering Co (MPOG) on Thursday morning, after crude oil was noticed round 31km offshore of the Mississippi River Delta, close to Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans.
“Overflight groups noticed seen oil Friday transferring southwest away from the Louisiana shore,” the Coast Guard stated, as oil restoration efforts continued and underwater gadgets surveyed the pipeline to seek out the leak’s supply.
Whereas the precise quantity of discharged oil was not recognized, the Coast Guard, which was main the clean-up, stated preliminary engineering calculations positioned the quantity of the leak at 1.1 million gallons, or 26,190 barrels.
It added that there have been no reported accidents or shoreline impacts to date, and the reason for the leak was beneath investigation.
The US Environmental Safety Company stated on Friday that the Coast Guard had activated the Nationwide Response Workforce, comprising 15 federal entities accountable for coordinating the response to oil air pollution incidents.
Third Coast Infrastructure, which owns MPOG, declined to touch upon Friday and referred inquiries to the Coast Guard.
