PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates30.00589, -93.97616

Cause

CauseNATURAL FORCE DAMAGE
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

BEAUMONT TERMINAL WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO TROPICAL STORM IMELDA WHICH KNOCKED THE POWER OUT. HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCED BY THE STORM, APPROXIMATELY 40"", CAUSED TANK 123 ROOF SEAL TO BURPED RELEASING 2 BBLS OF OIL FROM ROOF DRAIN. ALL CONTAINMENT DRAINS WERE CLOSED PRIOR TO THE STORM SO THE RELEASE STAYED WITHIN THE BERM ON OPERATOR PROPERTY. PREPARATION PRIOR TO STORM MINIMIZED DOWNTIME. OSROS MOBILIZED FOR SPILL RESPONSE. AFTER STORM, ASSESSMENT TEAMS SURVEYED AREA FOR STAGED RESTART OF OPERATIONS.

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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