GENESIS PIPELINE USA, L.P.

Incident Narrative

AT 10:45 AM, THE JAY STATION FACILITY OPERATOR NOTICED A STRONG SMELL COMING FROM THE TANK FARM. HE INSPECTED THE TANK 2154 AND THE CONTAINMENT AND SAW CRUDE OIL LEAKING FROM THE TANK MIXER. AT 10:48 AM, THE OPERATOR CALLED THE FL/AL PIPELINE MANAGER; HIS HELPER CONTACTED I&E AND MAINTENANCE FOR ASSISTANCE. OCC WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND INCOMING OIL FLOW WAS STOPPED. THE MIXER WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF REMOTELY FROM THE JAY OFFICE BUILDING BY THE I&E TECHNICIAN. THE OPERATOR THEN CHECKED THE DIKE DRAINAGE VALVE AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS CLOSED. AT APPROXIMATELY 12:15 PM, THE PIPELINE OPERATOR NOTICED THE STREAM FLOWING TO THE DIKE DRAINAGE VALVE. HE WALKED OVER DIKE WALL AND NOTICED THAT OIL WAS NOW LEAKING FROM THE VALVE INTO THE WOODS AND INTO THE LENTIC WATERS AREA BELOW AT A RATE OF ABOUT 2 GALS/MIN. HE STATED THAT SOMETHING (DEBRIS) MUST HAVE BLOCKED THE VALVE FROM FULLY CLOSING. THE OPERATOR THEN OPENED THE VALVE A QUARTER TURN AND CLOSED IT, STOPPING THE LEAK. AT 12:30 PM, A BLIND FLANGE WAS INSTALLED PREVENTING ANY OIL FROM ESCAPING THE DIKE DRAINAGE VALVE. A DAM, BOOM, AND FUNNEL WERE BUILT IN THE CREEK PREVENTING ANY OIL FROM REACHING THE ESCAMBIA RIVER. TWO OSROS (SWS & USES) WERE CONTACTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM AND RESPONDED WITH 19 PERSONNEL. THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WERE ALSO CONTACTED AND RESPONDED FROM PENSACOLA. NOTE: PART E QUESTIONS 2, 3,AND 5F CONTAIN ANSWERS PERTAINING TO AN UPSTREAM PIPELINE (I-65 TO JAY IN THIS CASE). GENESIS ENERGY FEELS THAT THESE ANSWERS ARE NOT RELEVANT TO THIS ACCIDENT HOWEVER, THIS REPORT COULD NOT BE SUBMITTED WITHOUT THESE QUESTIONS BEING POPULATED. 10/20/2017 - SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT. DURING AN INTERNAL REVIEW OF THE RECORDS, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT QUESTION 2, PART B INCORRECTLY SHOWS THAT THE SPILL OCCURRED IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT CORRECTS THIS BY CHANGING IT TO FLORIDA. THIS WAS THE ONLY CHANGE REQUIRED FOR THIS REPORT.