ENERGY TRANSFER NEDERLAND TERMINAL LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ENERGY TRANSFER NEDERLAND TERMINAL LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.99853, -93.99089 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
ON 2/19/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15, A CONTRACTOR WORKING FOR THE OPERATOR DISCOVERED A LEAK ON TANK 1581. THE LEAK WAS IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO OPERATIONS AND THE TANK WAS ISOLATED. OPERATIONS PERSONNEL RESPONDED TO THE SITE AND CONTACTED THE MAINTENANCE CREW AND CLEAN UP CONTRACTORS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A TANK MIXER SEAL FAILED ON THE ""B"" MIXER AND RELEASED CRUDE OIL. THE MAINTENANCE CREW PLACED A CATCH PAN UNDER THE MIXER TO STOP ANY FURTHER CRUDE OIL FROM BEING RELEASED TO THE GROUND. APPROXIMATELY 20 GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED. A VACUUM TRUCK RESPONDED TO COLLECT ANY FREE PRODUCT AND MEASURES WERE TAKEN TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER MIGRATION OF THE CRUDE OIL WITHIN THE TANK DIKE AREA. CONTAMINATED GRAVEL AND SOIL FROM THE AREA WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW FILL AND GRAVEL. THE LEVEL OF THE TANK WAS PULLED DOWN BELOW THE MIXER AND MECHANICS REPLACED THE SEAL. THE MIXER WAS ALSO EXAMINED FOR ANY INDICATIONS OF MECHANICAL ISSUES AND NONE WERE DISCOVERED. THE CAUSE OF THE TANK MIXER SEAL FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE NORMAL WEAR OF THE EQUIPMENT.
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.