ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 2, 2025

Incident Information

Incident DateMarch 2, 2025
OperatorENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates29.74587, -95.13310

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$85,000
Emergency Response$200,000
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"ON 3/2/2025 AT 4:20 PM CST ENTERPRISE PIPELINE OPERATOR DISCOVERED A CRUDE RELEASE ON RELIEF PIPELINE AT HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL. THE LEAK WAS IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT INTERNAL CORROSION FROM MICROBIOLOGICAL GROWTH CAUSED THE CRUDE OIL RELEASE. REPAIRS WERE MADE AND LINE HAS BEEN PUT BACK INTO SERVICE."

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.

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