TESORO SOCAL PIPELINE COMPANY LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 4, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 4, 2014 |
| Operator | TESORO SOCAL PIPELINE COMPANY LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.80334, -118.25468 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | INTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $50,000 |
| Emergency Response | $25,000 |
| Other Costs | $5,000 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON JULY 4, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 0035, OPERATOR PERSONNEL DISCOVERED OIL IN A RETENTION POND AT THE CARSON CRUDE TERMINAL. THE CONTROL CENTER WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED AND ALL PIPELINES IN THE VICINITY WERE SHUTDOWN. SEVERAL PIPELINE OPERATORS, WHO HAVE LINES WHICH RUN THROUGH THE CARSON CRUDE TERMINAL, WERE NOTIFIED AND CAME ON SITE. ONCE THE PIPING WAS ISOLATED AND SOIL REMOVED, TESORO DISCOVERED ITS LINE 63X LEAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 HOURS AND SUBSEQUENTLY CLAMPED IT. THE FAILED SEGMENT OF LINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED AND SENT TO A METALLURGICAL LABORATORY FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS. ALL FREE STANDING OIL HAS BEEN RECOVERED AND SOIL REMEDIATION IS ONGOING. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OUTSIDE OF THE TESORO PROPERTY. A METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS(OCTOBER 2014) REVEALED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF MICROBES AND OXYGEN AND THE LINE SEGMENT BEING STATIC ."
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.