MOBIL PACIFIC PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 28, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 28, 2014 |
| Operator | MOBIL PACIFIC PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.76974, -118.20935 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $36,000 |
| Emergency Response | $50,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON MONDAY, JULY 28, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 01:40 AM (PST) EMPCO'S OPERATIONS CONTROL CENTER (OCC) WAS NOTIFIED BY THE THUMS OPERATOR THAT CRUDE OIL WAS OBSERVED ON PIER D STREET IN THE PORT OF LONG BEACH IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MPPL M-131 (THUMS) CRUDE PIPELINE. THE PIPELINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN BY THE THUMS OPERATOR AND THE MOVS AT THE THUMS FACILITY WERE CLOSED TO ISOLATE THE PIPELINE. EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS WERE COMPLETED. LOCAL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE TO INVESTIGATE AND THE LOCAL OSRO WAS EXPEDITED TO INITIATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. THE RELEASE SITE WAS SECURED AND TRAFFIC CONTROL WAS ESTABLISHED TO PREVENT ANY VEHICLES FROM ENTERING THE AREA. ON 7/28/2014 A NDE INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT WAS PERFORMED ON THE EXPOSED SECTION OF PIPELINE. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2014 THE DAMAGED SECTION OF THE PIPE WAS CUT-OUT AND REPLACED. THE CUT-OUT PIPE SECTION WAS SECURED FOR METALLURGICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION. ON 8/14/2014 AN IN-LINE INSPECTION TOOL WAS RUN THROUGH THE AFFECTED PIPELINE SECTION FOLLOWED WITH A SUCCESSFUL HYDROSTATIC TEST ON 8/16/2014."
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.