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A company in Delaware started cleaning up after the crude oil had come to swamps near the mouth of the Mississippi on Saturday.

The leak and the presence of oil near a production facility for Garten Island Bay and in the municipality of Plauckines, said, said that the U.S. Coast guard on Sunday evening discovered an overflowing flight crew from the coordinator of the coordinator of Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator.

The coast guard has not disclosed the size of the leak, but said it came from a previously closed fountain. According to state records, the fountain is 82 years old, but has mainly passed state inspections in the past two decades.

By Monday morning there were no reports on injuries or effects on the wildlife.

Spectrum OPCO LLC, which took over the possession of the well last year, received the approval of state and state authorities to start cleaning up.

The Coast Guard, Spectrum Opco and the Louisiana Oil Spill coordinator have also set up a uniform command to manage the leak reaction, said the coast guard. Cleaning entrepreneurs who work for Spectrum OPCO are emergency management, environmental and health consulting services, Inc. and Clean Gulf Associates.

According to State Oil and Gas Records, Spectrum OPCO took control of 292 mostly oil and gas fountain in Garden Island Bay in August 2024 in August 2024.

Most wells are closed, but according to an Office of Conservation Listing in Louisiana, a potential for future use, including the borehole in question. Almost 35 produce actively or for underground injection.

The leaky oil fountain No. 59 in Garden Island Bay was drilled for the first time at the end of 1942 and, together with many other fountains in the region, changed the owner several times, as state records.

At almost 6,900 feet deep well 59, attempts were made again in 1989 and 1994 to hit various oil production zones underground. The fountain has been closed since 2015.

State reports on a number of inspections that go back to 2008 show that the well exceeded these reviews, with the exception of the lack of signage in 2008 and 2023.

According to state data, Garden Island Bay Field has a total of 2,219 drilling, but a little more than 13% are classified than actively classified. Two companies operate: Spectrum OPCO and Texas Petroleum Investment Co.

The field has been an area of ​​oil and gas production for decades, although it fluctuated over the years.

Spectrum OPCO is represented in Delaware in Delaware, but has ownership of Louisiana's business documents. State Office of Conservation records show that the company from Houston is managed.

Company officials in Houston did not answer inquiries about comments on Monday.

Coast Guard officers said that Mariner should report all observations of oil to the New Orleans Command Center (504) 365-2200 and each observation of the affected wildlife hotline phone number (832) 514-9663.