{"operation":"document","citation":"CPF 520115017H","title":"EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO — Corrective Action Order","source_type":"enforcement","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":"2011-07-05","effective_on":null,"summary":"CLOSED corrective action order.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520115017h.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520115017h.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-enforcement-520115017h","source_url":"https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-data/case/520115017H","body":"Corrective Action Order involving EXXONMOBIL PIPELINE CO. The dataset does not identify a cited regulation for this case. The case was opened on 2011-07-05 and is reported as closed as of 2012-08-08. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.\n\nOfficial case documents:\n\n520115017H_CAO_07052011.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520115017H/520115017H_CAO_07052011.pdf\n\n520115017H_CAO_07052011_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520115017H/520115017H_CAO_07052011_text.pdf\n\n520115017H_closure letter_08082012.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520115017H/520115017H_closure%20letter_08082012.pdf\n\n520115017H_closure letter_08082012_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520115017H/520115017H_closure%20letter_08082012_text.pdf\n\n520115017H_closure letter_08082012_text.pdf\n\nCERTIFIED MAIL [7010 2780 0001 0586 7156] AND FAX TO: 713-656-8232\nAugust 8, 2012\nMr. Gary Pruessing\nPresident\nExxonMobil Pipeline Company\n800 Bell Street\nRoom 741-D\nHouston, Texas 77002\nRe: CPF 5-2011-5017H\nClosure Letter\nDear Mr. Pruessing:\nOn July 5, 2011, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) Associate\nAdministrator for Pipeline Safety issued a Corrective Action Order (CAO) in the above-referenced\ncase. It required ExxonMobil Pipeline Company (EMCO) to take certain corrective actions with\nrespect to the Silvertip crude oil pipeline that failed on July 1, 2011 near Laurel, Montana spilling\napproximately 1500 barrels of crude oil into the Yellowstone River. Item 8 of the CAO required that\nEMCO complete a failure investigation and determine the mode of failure for the Yellowstone River\nCrossing. On August 7, 2012, I received an original copy of the final metallurgical report from\nKiefner and Associates, Inc. (KAI) entitled, Final Report No. 12-110R1 – Investigation of the\nSilvertip-Billings Crude Oil Pipeline Failure at the Yellowstone River Crossing, dated August 6, 2012.\nI have no question regarding the KAI metallurgical report failure and analysis, nor do I see any\nunresolved system integrity or operational issues mandated by the CAO. Therefore, I am closing this\nCorrective Action Order. My staff will continue to review the metallurgical report in detail to see if\nthere are any other safety concerns not addressed by the CAO. PHMSA will also determine if any\nprobable violations of the pipeline safety regulations were committed by EMCO personnel prior to,\nduring, or after the release\nThank you for your assistance in bringing this effort to an acceptable conclusion.\nSincerely,\nChris Hoidal\nDirector, Western Region\nPipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","truncated":false,"body_characters":2735}