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Spills ≥ 50 Barrels (2,100 gallons) – 1968

February 22, 1968 - Chevron Oil Company

Pollution: 85 bbl Crude Oil Operation: Production
Rig/Platform: Lease: G01367
Area:
Block:		 Main Pass
42		 Cause: Equipment Failure: separator control
Distance to Shore: 11 Miles Water Depth: 31 Feet

Remarks: Separator overflowed from the oil wells after a pump engine overheated and the separator pilot control failed to work properly. Response: wells were shut in.

March 12, 1968 - Gulf Oil Corporation Corporation &/or Chevron

Pollution: 6,000 bbl Crude Oil Operation: Pipeline
Rig/Platform: Lease: N/A
Area:
Block:		 South Timbalier
131		 Cause: External Damage: anchor
Distance to Shore: 28 Miles Water Depth: 160 Feet
Pipeline Segment: 03573 Pipeline Diameter: 18 Inches

Remarks: Barge anchor hooked submerged oil pipeline causing a break in the line. Response: line shut in and repaired, replaced 3,300' with new pipe.

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