CRIMSON GULF, LLC

Incident Narrative

AS PART OF AN ACQUISITION FROM EXXONMOBIL, LA-10A AT ST. JAMES STATION IN DONALDSONVILLE, ST. JAMES PARISH WAS EVACUATED AND REROUTED TO ACCOMMODATE A NEW METER SKID. PART OF THIS REROUTE INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION OF A SUBSURFACE FLANGE CONNECTION. ON OCTOBER 26, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30, CRIMSON WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PACKING THE LINE JOINTLY WITH EXXONMOBIL FOR THE FIRST SHIPMENT. DURING THIS PROCESS, THE CRIMSON CONTROL CENTER OBSERVED A PRESSURE FLUCTUATION, WHICH IS COMMON WHEN PACKING A LINE. AT 16:42, A FIELD CONTRACTOR ASSISTING WITH THE PACKING PROCESS REPORTED TO CRIMSON AND EXXONMOBIL THAT CRUDE OIL WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF THE GROUND RIGHT OUTSIDE ST. JAMES STATION. CRIMSON CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED AND COORDINATED A CEASE OF OPERATIONS WITH EXXONMOBIL, ISOLATING THE REPORTED SECTION. REGULATORY NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE AT 17:28 AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL WERE DEPLOYED TO THE LOCATION. WHEN THE AREA WAS EXCAVATED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE NEWLY INSTALLED SUBSURFACE FLANGE CONNECTION. THE CONNECTION, FLANGES, NUTS, BOLTS & GASKET WERE INSPECTED., IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NUTS & BOLTS WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS INCLUDE: - RECAP INCIDENT INVESTIGATION RESULTS WITH CRIMSON EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. - FUTURE PROJECT PROCEDURES TO INCLUDE SECONDARY VERIFICATION CHECKS AND BALANCES ON CRITICAL PROCESSES. - PROJECT REQUIREMENTS MUST SPECIFICALLY STATE THE INTEGRITY TESTING PROPOSED FOR ANY NEWLY-CONNECTED, REPAIRED OR REPLACED PIPING.