Bud's Offshore Energy (BOE)

• Location: Spotted Thursday morning 19 miles east of the mouth of Main Pass; slick moved southwest on Friday, toward the mouth of South Pass
• Operator: Main Pass Oil Gathering, a subsidiary of the Houston oil company Third Coast.
• Volume transported: 80,000 bopd
• Age: Pipeline was completed in Aug. 2022
• Spill size based on slick estimate: 291 bbls

The cause of the spill is unknown at this time. External damage (perhaps anchor dragging or vessel contact with exposed section) is a good bet.