"GUARDIAN DECOMMISSIONING, INC. "
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 14, 2024
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 14, 2024 |
| Operator | "GUARDIAN DECOMMISSIONING, INC. " |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.05792, -88.96417 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER ACCIDENT CAUSE |
| Subcause | UNKNOWN |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $334,800 |
| Other Costs | $672,833 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"DURING FLUSHING OPERATIONS ON SP-60, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:15 HRS. ON SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2024, THE PETROFAC RECONNAISSANCE PLANE REPORTED A SHEEN TO THE SP 60-A OFFSHORE PRODUCTION MANAGER (OPM). THE SP 60-A, OPM IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE SP 60-A, PERSON IN CHARGE (PIC) AND THE QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL (QI). IN ADDITION, THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN (EAP) WAS INITIATED WITH WITT OBRIEN'S, PETROFAC'S RESPONSE VENDOR, WHO NOTIFIED THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER. A SKIMMER MARINE VESSEL WAS ALSO SENT TO THE SP60 FIELD TO ADDRESS ANY OIL/SHEEN ON THE SURFACE. BEFORE THE EVENT PROCESSED SOLID FREE OIL WAS BEING PUMPED IN THE PIPELINE GOING TO SP 69 (PIPELINE SEGMENT 10268) WHEN THE AIR RECONNAISSANCE PLANE SPOTTED A SHEEN. THE SHEEN WAS COMING UP BELOW THE WATER LINE ON A SLOW, CONSISTENT BASIS. QUALIFYING STATEMENTS THE SITUATION IS CURRENTLY BEING MONITORED. (LOCATION: LAT. N 2903.65, LON. W 8858.097). THE TOTAL VOLUME HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AND THE RELEASE IS SLOWLY DECREASING. ESTIMATES OF TOTAL VOLUME ARE ROUGHLY: MONDAY 7-15-24 = 82 GALLONS TUESDAY 7-16-24 = 12 BARRELS OR 504 GALLONS. THESE TOTALS REFLECTS 60% WATER RATIO."
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.