BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP

Incident Narrative

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15 PM ON DECEMBER 2, 2010, BUCKEYE'S CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT IN MADISON CO., IL REPORTING A PETROLEUM ODOR IN THE AREA OF ONE OF BUCKEYE'S PIPELINES. THE CONTROL CENTER HAD NO ALARMS ON THE LEAKWARN SYSTEM AND DISPATCHED LOCAL PERSONNEL TO CHECK THE AREA. LOCAL BUCKEYE PERSONNEL ARRIVED IN THE AREA AT APPROXIMATELY 7:50 PM, CONFIRMED THE RELEASE, AND SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE. BUCKEYE IMMEDIATELY INITIATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES TO CONTAIN THE RELEASE & MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. BUCKEYE EXCAVATED THE AFFECTED AREA AND FOUND MECHANICAL DAMAGE TO THE PIPE, POSSIBLY FROM A FARM PLOW. DURING THE EXCAVATION WORK, SEVERAL MORE INSTANCES OF MECHANICAL DAMAGE WERE FOUND. AS A RESULT OF THE DAMAGE, APPROXIMATELY 266' OF PIPE WAS CUT OUT AND REPLACED WITH CERTIFIED PIPE. THE PIPELINE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND THE LINE WAS RESTARTED ON DECEMBER 9, 2010. THE SECTION OF PIPE WHERE THE RELEASE OCCURRED HAS BEEN SENT TO A LABORATORY FOR METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION IS ONGOING. METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS HAS DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE RELEASE TO BE FAILURE DUE TO DUCTILE OVERLOAD STEMMING FROM EXTERNAL MECHANICAL DAMAGE. REMEDIATION IS STILL ONGOING. 12/16/2013: REMEDIATION CHARGES UPDATED. VOLUMES UNCHANGED AT THIS TIME 07/21/2015: REMEDIATION CHARGES UPDATED. VOLUMES UNCHANGED AT THIS TIME 08/02/2016: UPDATED NRC CALL TIME TO 20:39. UPDATED NOMINAL SIZE TO 8"" INSTEAD OF 8.625 08/08/16: UPDATED A4 TO 19:15. BUCKEYE RECEIVED AN ODOR COMPLAINT CALL AT 19:15 (CT). THE COMPLAINT WAS IMMEDIATELY INVESTIGATED AND A BUCKEYE EMPLOYEE HAD CONFIRMED DISCOVERY AT 19:50 (CT).