Friday, July 29, 2016

The Coast Guard and other agencies are continuing to respond to a big 4,200 crude oil spill from the pipeline which belongs to Hilcorp Energy near Lake Ecaille, Louisiana





Coast Guard, other agencies continue to respond to oil spill near Lake Ecaille
July 29th, 2016


 NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and other agencies are continuing to respond to a crude oil spill near Lake Ecaille, Friday.

Recovery efforts have yielded approximately 375 gallons of oily water mixture and 250 bags of soiled sorbents. ES&H, an oil spill response organization, has deployed approximately 3,000 feet of hard containment boom to prevent further impact to unaffected areas.

Aircrews from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans and Hilcorp Energy will continue to conduct over-flights to monitor oil recovery operations.

The Coast Guard, NOAA, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinators Office and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are also overseeing the response.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.

The initial story of the spill can be read here.





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Coast Guard, other agencies respond to oil spill near Lake Grande Ecaille
July 26th, 2016


Two vessels from Environmental Safety and Health deploy boom, July 25, 2016, in response to an estimated 4,200-gallon discharge of crude oil near Lake Grande Ecaille. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and other agencies are responding to a crude oil spill that reportedly discharged from an abandoned flow line near Lake Grande Ecaille, Monday.

An estimated 4,200 gallons of crude oil was reportedly released from the pipeline which belongs to Hilcorp Energy. The source of the discharge was reported as secured, Monday.

Environmental Safety and Health, an oil spill response organization, has been contracted by Hilcorp Energy to conduct clean up operations. The Coast Guard, NOAA, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinators Office and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are also overseeing the response.

Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans aircrews have conducted aerial assessments of the site and surrounding areas.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.