Texas Pipeline, Highway Remain Shut After Rupture
January 31 2017 - 8:03AM
Dow Jones News
By Dan Molinski
A major crude oil pipeline owned by Enterprise Products Partners
and Enbridge Inc. remained shut Tuesday after road construction
crews ruptured it northeast of Dallas, causing a gusher that
sprayed oil all over a highway.
The 30-inch diameter Seaway S-1 pipeline pumps oil 500 miles
from the commercial hub in Cushing, Okla. to refineries near
Houston and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast. Pipeline
representatives weren't immediately available to indicate how much
oil was spilled or when the line may reopen.
The Collin County Sheriff's Department said a contracted road
crew working with the Texas Department of Transportation punctured
the high-pressure pipeline Monday afternoon, sending oil gushing
several stories into the air and onto State Highway 121 near the
tiny town of Trenton.
The highway was shut in both directions to prevent accidents on
the oil-caked roadway, and a dispatcher from the sheriff's office
said Tuesday the highway is likely to stay shut until Tuesday
afternoon as cleanup continues.
The pipeline is operated by Seaway Crude Pipeline Company, a
50/50 joint venture between Houston-based Enterprise and Canadian
firm Enbridge. "The pipeline has been shut down and isolated," it
said in its most recent statement Monday, adding it is developing
"a plan to resume operations as quickly and safely as possible."
Seaway said the incident didn't result in any fire or injuries.
Write to Dan Molinski at Dan.Molinski@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 31, 2017 08:48 ET (13:48 GMT)
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