BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP

Incident Narrative

ON 2/14/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS, A LOCAL OPERATIONS EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IN THE FACILITY AND NOTICED A GASOLINE ODOR IN THE TANK FIELD. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED A GASOLINE LEAK FROM TANK 19. THE TANK WAS NOT ACTIVE AT THE TIME. LOCAL OPERATIONS IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED THE TANK AND INITIATED RESPONSE PROCEDURES. ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE. ALL FREE PRODUCT WAS RECOVERED DURING CLEANUP OPERATIONS. SINCE DISCOVERY, THE TANK HAS BEEN EVACUATED, VISUALLY INSPECTED AND CLEANED. ABRASIVE BLAST WAS PERFORMED TO ALL FLOOR WELDS AND SUMP. AFTER PERFORMING ABRASIVE BLASTING AND CONDUCTING VISUAL INSPECTION, A CRACK ON THE FIRST WELD AROUND THE CENTER SUMP WAS FOUND. A FULL API 653 INTERNAL INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED TO ASSESS THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. A REPAIR PLAN TO INSTALL A NEW RING AROUND THE SUMP AND GROUT IT IN PLACE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN. 8/7/19 SUPPLEMENTAL FINAL REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO UPDATE THE TOTAL VOLUME OF PRODUCT RECOVERED TO 2 BARRELS WITH THE ACTUAL TOTAL BEING JUST OVER 73 GALLONS RECOVERED IN VAPOR PHASE FROM USE OF THE BLOWER PULLING ON THE POINTS IN THE FLOOR. THIS PRODUCT WAS NEVER VISIBLE PRODUCT. 09/24/2024 - UPDATED BY PHMSA PER OPERATOR APPROVAL.