"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."

hazardous_liquid Incident — — May 13, 2014

Incident Information

Incident DateMay 13, 2014
Operator"PLAINS PIPELINE, L.P."
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates31.81974, -88.90392

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$7,104
Emergency Response$5,500
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

"APPROXIMATELY 4.0 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL WERE RELEASED DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION OF THE TANK 1242 FILL LINE. THE PLAINS OPERATOR DISCOVERED THE RELEASE UPON ARRIVING FOR HIS NORMAL SHIFT. THE OPERATOR TEMPORARILY PLUGGED THE HOLE TO STOP THE LEAK. THIS SEGMENT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AS IT WAS AN OPTIONAL FILL LINE. THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WERE UPDATED, TO REFLECT THE CORRECT COORDINATES, ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT."

About This Pipeline Incident

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