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Gulf of
Mexico Region
Pipeline Events – 1998
January 22, 1998 - Amoco Pipeline
Company
| Investigation: |
Complete |
Activity: |
Development |
| Lease: |
G02366 |
Amount(bbl): |
800 - Crude Oil |
| Area: |
High Island |
Operation: |
Pipeline |
| Block: |
A474 |
Cause: |
External damage to pipeline |
| Segment: |
4879 |
Water Depth: |
150’ |
Remarks: The leak was located approximately 15 miles to the northwest of High
Island Block A-462. The pipeline had sustained significant mechanical damage, possibly
from the anchor of a vessel. The damaged section was inside a fairway area and a
lightering zone.
October 01, 1998 -
Chevron Pipe Line Company
| Investigation: |
Complete
MMS 99-0053 |
Activity: |
Development |
| Lease: |
G02177 |
Amount(bbl): |
8,212 - Crude Oil |
| Area: |
South Pass |
Operation: |
Pipeline |
| Block: |
38 |
Cause: |
Hurricane, Mudslide, Human Error |
| Segment: |
5625 |
Water Depth: |
110’ |
Remarks: The damage to the pipeline occurred as a result of a natural hazard,
specifically, a mudslide that was precipitated by Hurricane Georges in the latter part of
September 1998. The pipeline was found completely parted 20 feet below the mudline.
Deviations from established other-than-normal startup operating procedures contributed to
the failure to identify the pipeline leak promptly. OCS
Report 99-0053
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