A leak was discovered at Motiva's Port Neches Terminal in Port Neches, Texas on the morning of June 22.  Calculations indicated that approximately 100 gallons were released into the Sabine Neches Waterway.  

The source of the oil leak was a loading arm flange at the Motiva Facility. The flange has since been secured and is no longer leaking oil into the waterway. 

Motiva is working with the Texas General Land Office and the Coast Guard to clean up the oil and to minimize the oil's impact to the environment. The Texas General Land Office and the Coast Guard responded on scene with personnel and boats to monitor cleanup operations.  

Motiva has also contracted Garner Environmental, Oil Mop and Clean Harbor for the containment and recovery operations. Containment boom has been placed around the visible sheen and Motiva has secured the leaking flange. Garner has staged pollution response equipment on scene and is actively recovering the small pockets of oil.

Operations at the terminal are not impacted at this time. 

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