SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING & TERMINALS LP
hazardous_liquid Incident — — November 23, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | November 23, 2019 |
| Operator | SUNOCO PARTNERS MARKETING & TERMINALS LP |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.99798, -93.99019 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | PIPELINE OR EQUIPMENT OVERPRESSURED |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $10,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 11/23/19 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30 AN OPERATOR WAS SWITCHING THE FACILITY LINEUP FROM AN INBOUND STREAM FROM ONE TANK TO ANOTHER AND A VALVE WAS INCORRECTLY CLOSED OUT OF SEQUENCE CAUSING AN OVERPRESSURE ALONG SEVERAL MANIFOLDS. AFFECTED AREAS WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED. AT 21:30 PM IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT APPROXIMATELY 15 BARRELS OF CRUDE HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM FAILED VALVE GASKETS AT THE TEXOMA MANIFOLD CAUSED BY THE OVERPRESSURE EVENT. THE MANIFOLD WAS BYPASSED WHILE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND CLEANUP EFFORTS WERE UNDERTAKEN. ALL PRODUCT WAS CLEANED UP AND CONTAMINATED SOIL/ROCK WERE REMOVED FOR ON-SITE REMEDIATION. THE FAILED GASKETS HAVE WERE REPLACED AND THE MANIFOLD WAS INSPECTED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OPERATOR HAD INCORRECTLY SEQUENCED THE VALVE ALIGNMENT RESULTING IN THE OVERPRESSURE. THE OPERATORS QUALIFICATIONS WERE SUSPENDED AND RETRAINING WAS ADMINISTERED TO PREVENT FUTURE REOCCURRENCE.
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.