MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 24, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 24, 2017 |
| Operator | MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.01410, -90.85554 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | OTHER INCORRECT OPERATION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $9,732 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON FEBRUARY 24, 2017 A CONTRACTOR PERFORMING AN ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION ASSESSMENT DISCOVERED CRUDE OIL ON TOP OF THE FLOATING ROOF OF TANK 512. UPON DISCOVERY, THE TANK WAS IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CRUDE WAS EXPELLED ONTO THE ROOF FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, WHICH ALLOWED AIR TO BECOME TRAPPED IN THE TANK LINE AND THEN LATER ESCAPE THE ROOF SEAL. AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE, THE ROOF DRAIN VALVE WAS OPEN PER PROCEDURE. THIS RESULTED IN THE RELEASE OF NINE GALLONS OF CRUDE FROM THE TANK ROOF TO THE TANK DIKE THROUGH THE OPEN ROOF DRAIN. ALL PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE TANK DIKE AND WAS PROMPTLY CLEANED UP. AS A RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PROCEDURE WAS CORRECTLY FOLLOWED AS WRITTEN BUT EQUIPMENT DESIGN DID NOT ALLOW FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTIMAL PROCEDURE FOR AIR REMOVAL FROM THE PIPING. 2/2/18 UPDATE: PART G - CHANGED APPARENT CAUSE TO INCORRECT OPERATIONS. PART H - ADDED ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE TO THE NARRATIVE ABOVE."
About This Pipeline Incident
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