KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS, LLC

Incident Narrative

ON 8/23/2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:55 EST, WHILE PERFORMING FIELD OPERATION ACTIVITIES KINDER MORGAN OPERATORS IDENTIFIED A GASOLINE ODOR IN THE NORTH TANK FIELD. THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR WAS IDENTIFIED ON A 16-INCH PIPE LEG NEAR TANK 10. THE PIPE SYSTEM WAS ISOLATED BY CLOSING TANK 10 AND UPSTREAM VALVES. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, KINDER MORGAN PERSONNEL IDENTIFIED THAT PART OF THE 16-INCH PIPE LEG HAD BEEN PARTIALLY COVERED WITH DIRT. UPON EXPOSURE, THE OPERATOR NOTICED PRODUCT LEAKING FROM A PINHOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIPE. A PORTABLE CONTAINMENT WAS INSTALLED UNDER THE LEAKING PIPE AND KINDER MORGAN VACUUM TRUCK WAS USED TO REMOVE ALL PRODUCT FROM CONTAINMENT. THIRD PARTY CONTRACTORS INSTALLED A SKINNERS CLAMP OVER THE LEAKING AREA TO PREVENT FURTHER PRODUCT RELEASE. KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE INCIDENT DID NOT REQUIRE THE NRC TO BE NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, ON 9/21/2023, IT WAS DETERMINED THE ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR, CLEANUP, AND RECOVERY WILL EXCEED THE REPORTING CRITERIA TO THE NRC. THE NRC WAS NOTIFIED ON 9/21/2023, AND THE 48-HOUR UPDATE WAS COMPLETED ON 9/23/2023. THE PIPELINE WAS REPLACED IN-KIND AND PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE ON 10/5/2023.