VITOL MIDSTREAM, LLC

Incident Narrative

A CONSTRUCTION INSPECTOR ARRIVED ON LOCATION AT APPROXIMATELY 07:45 HRS AND SAW OIL ON THE GROUND NEAR AN ACT METER SKID. HE WALKED AROUND THE ACT AND DISCOVERED THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT FULL AND RUNNING OVER. HE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR @ 08:09 HRS AND INFORMED HIM OF THE INCIDENT. THE INSPECTOR THEN SECURED THE SITE, BUT NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE OPERATION OF THE ACT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO STOP THE SPILL. HIS SUPERVISOR THEN CALLED THE VITOL OPERATIONS MANAGER @ 08:15 HRS AND INFORMED HIM OF THE LEAK. THE OPERATIONS MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD THE TERMINAL CONTROL CENTER OPERATOR DISABLE THE PERMISSIVE FOR THE BLOCK VALVE TO ISOLATE THE ACT METER SKID FROM THE THIRD PARTY UN-REGULATED GATHERING PIPELINE, CAUSING IT TO CLOSE AND ISOLATE FLOW TO THE ACT. THE SPILL HAD CEASED WHEN THE GATHERING PIPELINE STOPPED PUMPING, UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, AT 08:00 HRS. THE OPERATIONS MANAGER ALSO CALLED THE MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST AND ASKED HIM TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE SPILL. THE MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST ARRIVED ON LOCATION @ 08:27 HRS AND AFTER THOROUGHLY CHECKING THE ACT HE DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR VENT HAD FAILED AND ISOLATED THE VENT BY CLOSING THE BALL VALVE UNDER IT. A VACUUM TRUCK WAS CALLED OUT AND PICKED UP APPROXIMATELY 1/2 BBL FROM THE GROUND. THE SOIL WAS IMMEDIATELY CLEANED UP AND THE AREA REMEDIATED.