The US Coast Guard is responding to an oil discharge that took place near Port Sulphur, Louisiana, on Sunday, December 9. Namely, a crude oil well in Rattle Snake Bayou, southwest of Port Sulphur, was leaking. The amount of the oil spill is not know yet.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report from the National Response Center about the leaking crude oil well, but the amount discharged has not been determined.
The well is rated to produce 5,476 gallons of oil per day, but it remains unknown when the discharge began.
The source of the discharge has not been secured and the company that owns the well, has contracted ES&H as an oil spill response organisation. ES&H currently has 4 response boats and 13 personnel conducting containment and cleanup operations. Wild Well Control has been contracted to work on securing the source.
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Furthermore, USCG monitors the incident, also through an aerial assessment conducted by a USCG helicopter.
Until now, the cause of the incident is under investigation according to USCG.