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Tennessee's second-largest oil spill came from the same pipeline system as the state's worst spill [1]
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Date: 2022-07-07
Y'all can thank Energy Transfer CEO Kecly Warren, whose company has sole ownership of the Mid-Valley pipeline, for this.
Tennessee experienced its second-largest crude oil spill in state history last week—on the same pipeline system that led to its worst oil spill—with a ruptured pipeline sending more than 200,000 gallons into Chester County. The spill was caused by a lawn mower striking the pipe, according to the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Materials Administration (PHMSA). Per the National Response Center report detailing the incident, the spill from the Mid-Valley pipeline started on June 29 at 12:34 PM CT in Henderson and oil did not stop flowing until the next day at around 11:40 AM CT. The company used a clamp to fix the pipe itself, though more details will be revealed about how it responded once a report is filed to the PHMSA by Energy Transfer Partners, which solely controls this project.
You may recognize Energy Transfer from the company’s other string of hits, like the Dakota Access Pipeline and its proposed Blue Marlin offshore project that would damage an already overburdened Gulf Coast. Data from the National Response Center suggests the oil and gas company has racked up dozens of incidents over the course of this year alone. This isn’t the last you’ll be hearing about the Mid-Valley pipeline disaster, though. As Pipeline Safety Trust Director Bill Caram told Nashville NPR affiliate WPLN, nobody knows how long it took for Energy Transfer to stop the flow of oil. “Until they shut those valves down, oil is going to continue leaking out of that pipeline,” Caram said. “When you have a spill of this size, it often means it was not shut down very quickly.” A press release from Pipeline Safety Trust, the watchdog nonprofit that aims to hold pipeline companies like Energy Transfer accountable, noted that the spill itself was initially estimated at 21,000 gallons of crude oil—but that number was quickly revised up.
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