ENERGY TRANSFER NEDERLAND TERMINAL LLC

Incident Narrative

"ON 04/09/25 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:10, AN OPERATOR NOTIFIED MANAGEMENT THAT CRUDE OIL WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM THE #4 SHIP DOCK LINE. THE TRANSFER THROUGH THAT PIPE WAS STOPPED AND THE TRANSFER WAS MOVED TO ANOTHER PIPE TO CONTINUE THE TRANSFER. THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM A 1-INCH PIPE NIPPLE COMING OFF OF THE MAIN HEADER THAT HAD BROKEN OFF APPROXIMATELY 3-INCH ABOVE THE HEADER PIPE AT THE VALVE. APPROXIMATELY 60 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED INTO CONTAINMENT. VACUUM TRUCKS AND CLEANUP PERSONNEL RESPONDED TO THE SITE FOR CLEANUP. ON 04/14/25 THE LEAK WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING AND HOT TAPPING NEW THREAD O RINGS WITH NEW 2-INCH VALVES. UTILIZED NEW PIPING AND RECONFIGURED THE LOCATION OF THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WITH NEW SUPPORTS. THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE, PREPARATIONS IN PROGRESS TO REPLACE 1-INCH O-LETS WITH 2-INCH. SUPPLEMENTAL & FINAL: THE INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO A THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE. THE ORIGINAL DESIGN INCLUDING A 2-INCH PRV AND PIPING INSTALLED ON A 1-INCH NIPPLE FROM THE CARRIER PIPE WAS INADEQUATE FOR INTENDED FUNCTION. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE THE RELIEF SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED ON 4/14/25 BY INSTALLING AND HOT TAPPING NEW THREAD O RINGS WITH NEW 2-INCH VALVES. UTILIZED NEW PIPING AND RECONFIGURED THE LOCATION OF THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WITH NEW SUPPORTS."