PINE PRAIRIE ENERGY CENTER LLC
gas_transmission Incident, , January 26, 2026
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 26, 2026 |
| Operator | PINE PRAIRIE ENERGY CENTER LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.74941, -92.44354 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER INCIDENT CAUSE |
| Subcause | MISCELLANEOUS |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT APPROXIMATELY 03:08, THE FACILITY EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN (ESD) FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER TO AN INSTRUMENT PANEL. WITH INSTRUMENT POWER LOST, THE FACILITY'S SAFETY SYSTEM RESPONDED AS DESIGNED, AUTOMATICALLY PLACING THE STATION IN A SAFE STATE AND SHUTTING DOWN OPERATIONS TO PROTECT PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, AND OVERALL SYSTEM INTEGRITY. AFTER INSTRUMENT POWER WAS RESTORED AND A CONTROLLED RETURN TO SERVICE WAS INITIATED, THREE PIPELINE PRESSURE SAFETY VALVES (PSVS) LIFTED AND RELEASED GAS. THE PSV ACTIVATIONS WERE CAUSED BY AN OVERPRESSURE CONDITION RESULTING FROM A WORN CONTROL VALVE THAT FAILED TO HOLD. ONCE IDENTIFIED, THE AFFECTED PSVS WERE BLOCKED IN, WITH REDUNDANT PROTECTIVE DEVICES REMAINING AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. GAS RELEASE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MINUTES UNTIL OPERATIONS COULD CLOSE THE BLOCK VALVES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, PERSONNEL EXPOSURES, OR SUSTAINED IMPACTS TO THE GAS SUPPLY. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT WAS THE GAS RELEASE THROUGH PSVS, AND ALL SAFETY SYSTEMS FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE FACILITY WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHIN FOUR HOURS."
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.