MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 24, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 24, 2018 |
| Operator | MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.01333, -90.86024 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $255,000 |
| Emergency Response | $803,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON DECEMBER 24, A MPL TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED A RELEASE OF CRUDE OIL WITHIN THE ST. JAMES CAPLINE STATION. ALL PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED ON-SITE AND CLEANED UP PROMPTLY. RELEASE VOLUME IS 30 BARRELS BASED UPON AMOUNT OF CRUDE OIL COLLECTED AND ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL. VALVE HAS BEEN REMOVED,NEW VALVE HAS BEEN INSTALLED, AND THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATIONS. FOLLOWING METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS, THE CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE MICROBIOLOGICAL INTERNAL CORROSION. NOTE: INITIAL NRC REPORT (#1233864) WAS MADE ON 12/24/2018 AT 15:04 CST. THE 48 HOUR UPDATE REPORT (#1233952) WAS MADE ON 12/26/2018 AT 14:53 CST. 1/18/19 UPDATE- PART H-NARRATIVE 2/13/19 UPDATE- PART D-COSTS 3/21/19 UPDATE- PART D-COSTS AND PART H - NARRATIVE"
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.