MOBIL PACIFIC PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 14, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | October 14, 2013 |
| Operator | MOBIL PACIFIC PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 33.76972, -118.20889 |
Cause
| Cause | CORROSION FAILURE |
| Subcause | EXTERNAL CORROSION |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $53,000 |
| Emergency Response | $85,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"A CRUDE OIL SPILL WAS REPORTED TO HOUSTON OCC CONTROL CENTER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF M 131 (THUMS) PIPELINE NEAR PIER D STREET, PORT OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. (THE PIPELINE IS IN THE STREET AT THIS LOCATION) THERE ARE SEVERAL PIPELINE OPERATORS WITHIN THE SAME GENERAL AREA. EMPCO IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE THUMS PIPELINE SYSTEM AND ISOLATED THE LEAK SECTION BY UTILIZING MOTOR OPERATED VALVES. EMPCO COMPANY RESPONDED AND COMPANY ORSO EMERGENCY RESPONSE CONTRACTORS WERE ON SITE. (ORSO) RESPONSE CONTRACTOR IS SAME FOR OTHER PIPELINE OPERATORS WITHIN THE SAME LEAK AREA. THE LEAK WAS NOT IDENTIFIED TO BE EMPCO, S UNTIL EMPCO LINE WAS EXCAVATED AND PIN WHOLE LEAK WAS FOUND. THE CALIFORNIA STATE FIRE MARSHALL (CSFM) PERSONNEL WERE ON SITE DURING EXCAVATION AND REPAIR OF LINE. THE PIPELINE EXCAVATION BEGAN ON 10-14-13 AND A (EXTERNAL CORROSION) PIN WHOLE LEAK WAS FOUND ON 10-15-13. A TEMPORARY CLAMP WAS INSTALLED ON 10-15-13 AND LINE REMAINED DOWN UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS COMPLETE BY REPLACING A NEW SECTION OF PIPE ON 10-18-13. THE PIPELINE WAS RESTARTED ON 10-25-2013. 3-6-14 SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT CREATED TO ADD (PIPE BODY) TO PART C QUESTION 3 MISSING DATA"
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.