Gulf of
Mexico Region
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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