SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident — — October 5, 2013

Incident Information

Incident DateOctober 5, 2013
OperatorSUNOCO PIPELINE L.P.
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates32.28981, -95.38024

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseEXTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$73,503
Emergency Response$124,515
Other Costs$0

Location Map

Incident Narrative

CONTROLLER NOTICED LINE IMBALANCE AND SHUT DOWN THE LINE. FIELD PERSONNEL VERIFIED THE RELEASE BY A BLOCK VALVE AND ISOLATED THE LINE SEGMENT BY CLOSING MANUAL BLOCK VALVES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED ANODIC INTERFERENCE CAUSED ACCELERATED EXTERNAL CORROSION RATE ON THE PIPE.

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.

Back to All Incidents More Incidents in