PAULSBORO NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
gas_transmission Incident — — August 4, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | August 4, 2014 |
| Operator | PAULSBORO NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 39.85409, -75.25996 |
Cause
| Cause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE |
| Subcause | EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY THIRD PARTY |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $2,579,970 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT APPROX. 9:56 PM ON 08/04/2014, LT. ERIC NIELSON OF THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD NOTIFIED THE PAULSBORO NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY (PNGPC) OF A DREDGE VESSEL APPROXIMATE TO THE PAULSBORO REFINING COMPANY'S FACILITY REPORTING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE GAS PIPELINE. OPERATING PERSONNEL ISOLATED THE PNGPC 8-INCH CROSS-RIVER NATURAL GAS PIPELINE BY APPROX. 10:00 PM. THE DREDGE WAS LATER REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD TO BE THE GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK BARGE ""PADRE ISLAND,"" WORKING UNDER THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DREDGING IN THE BILLINGSPORT RANGE OF THE DELAWARE RIVER. THE BARGE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE PNGPC 8-INCH CROSS-RIVER NATURAL GAS PIPELINE. IN THAT CONTACT, THE PIPE WAS DAMAGED. DIVERS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY DISPATCHED TO SURVEY THE DAMAGE TO THE PNGPC NATURAL GAS PIPELINE. THE SURVEY INDICATES THAT THE PNGPC NATURAL GAS PIPELINE HAD BEEN SEVERED. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT (THE ORIGINAL GAS DISTRIBUTION REPORT ON 09/02/2014), PNGPC IS FORMULATING A REPAIR PLAN THAT THE COMPANY WILL INITIATE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
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.