Oil Terminal
LOOP Marine Terminal — transfer-buoy crude spill
26 February 2026
Offshore Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States
What happened
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port reported a crude-oil release of less than 100 barrels at its Grand Isle Block 59 transfer buoy. The release was secured but produced a slick about 10 nautical miles long. Hazardous offshore conditions initially delayed spill response and repair work. NOAA provided trajectory support; no injuries were reported.
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- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Infrastructure
- Oil Terminal
- Latitude
- 28.8800°
- Longitude
- -90.0300°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.