ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 6, 2025
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 6, 2025 |
| Operator | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.61139, -95.18472 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $40,000 |
| Emergency Response | $260,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON 2/6/2025 AT 3:00 AM CST ENTERPRISE PIPELINE OPERATOR DISCOVERED A CRUDE OIL RELEASE ON BYPASS PIPELINE AT ECHO STATION. THE LEAK WAS IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED. APPROXIMATELY 20 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT INTERNAL CORROSION FROM MICROBIOLOGICAL GROWTH CAUSED THE CRUDE OIL RELEASE. THE BYPASS LINE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM 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.