The First Offshore Oil Well in Morgan City, Louisiana

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The First Offshore Oil Well

US 90, Morgan City, LA, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 40' 48.7056", -91° 8' 16.6128"

Louisiana State
Historical Marker

First producing offshore oil well out of sight of land was completed Nove. 14, 1947 in the Gulf of Mexico forty-three miles South of Morgan City, Louisiana.

Last updated: 4/10/2016 15:02:13

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