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Spills ≥ 50 Barrels (2,100 gallons) – 1967

February 7/27, 1967 - Chevron Oil Company

Pollution: 65 bbl Crude Oil Operation: Pipeline
Rig/Platform: Platform E Lease: G01367
Area:
Block:		 Main Pass
42		 Cause: Leak
Distance to Shore: 11 Miles Water Depth: 36 Feet
Pipepline Segment: N/A Pipeline Diameter: 4 Inches

Remarks: Submerged pipeline leak, cause and damage unidentified. Response: line was shut in and repaired. Not clear if occurred on February 7 or February 27.

October 15, 1967 (13 days) - Humble Oil Co. &/or Exxon Corporation

Pollution: 160,638 bbl
Crude Oil		 Operation: Pipeline
Rig/Platform: Lease: G01083
Area:
Block:		 West Delta 73 Cause: External Damage & Leak: anchor & corrosion
Distance to Shore: 22 Miles Water Depth: 168 Feet
Pipepline Segment: 07791 Pipeline Diameter: 12 Inches

Remarks: Anchor kinked submerged oil pipeline. Corrosion later caused a failure. Response: line was shut in and repaired; welded a clamp over the leak area. Event ended 10/27/1967.

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