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Spills ≥ 50 Barrels (2,100 gallons) – 1972

June 13, 1972 - Signal Oil & Gas Company/Marathon

Pollution: 100 bbl Crude Oil Operation: Pipeline
Rig/Platform: Pipeline to Platforms A, B, C & D Lease: G01874
Area:
Block:		 West Delta
79		 Cause: Leak: internal corrosion
Distance to Shore: 17 Miles Water Depth: 140 Feet
Pipeline Segment: 03623 Pipeline Diameter: 12 Inches

Remarks: Submerged gas gathering line with underwater tie-ins to Signal platforms A, B, C, and D. Twelve foot split in 12" gathering oil/gas pipeline developed leak from internal corrosion. Response: replaced 30' section of pipe with permacouples on both ends.

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