ENERGY TRANSFER NEDERLAND TERMINAL LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 20, 2022
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 20, 2022 |
| Operator | ENERGY TRANSFER NEDERLAND TERMINAL LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.98903, -94.00132 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $500 |
| Emergency Response | $1,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE SITE INSPECTIONS AT APPROXIMATELY 06:00 PERSONNEL HEARD A SQUEALING NOISE COMING FROM THE ""A"" MIXER ON TANK 1562. BEFORE THE MIXER COULD BE TURNED OFF, THE SQUEALING STOPPED, AND THE MIXER SHAFT SEAL FAILED ALLOWING CRUDE OIL TO BE RELEASED TO THE GROUND. APPROXIMATELY 0.5 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED. SUPERVISION WAS NOTIFIED. OPERATIONS BEGAN TRANSFERRING THE CRUDE OIL IN TANK 1562 TO ANOTHER TANK. A VACUUM TRUCK WAS DISPATCHED TO COLLECT THE OIL FROM THE CONTAINMENT AREA AND CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS REMOVED FOR ON-SITE REMEDIATION. INVESTIGATION REVEALED POSSIBLE SLIGHT MIXER SHAFT MISALIGNMENT CAUSED THE SEAL FAILURE. IT WAS DETERMINED HOWEVER THAT THE ""A"" MIXER WAS REDUNDANT AND NO LONGER NEEDED AND WAS REMOVED FROM THE TANK. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED AND MIXER PORT BLINDED OFF.
About This Pipeline Incident
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