GENESIS PIPELINE ALABAMA, LLC — Hazardous liquid gravity and reporting-regulated-only — incident on 2025-12-30

Hazardous liquid gravity and reporting-regulated-only incident in CASTLEBERRY, CONECUH County, AL. Reported cause: EQUIPMENT FAILURE. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, 20 CRUDE OIL released, $5,000 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

Report number: 20260008.

Operator ID: 32411.

Reported incident date: 12/30/2025 16:00.

Cause detail: PUMP OR PUMP-RELATED EQUIPMENT

Cause detail: OPERATOR'S NOTE: THIS UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OCCURRED AT A BOOSTER PUMP THAT FEEDS CRUDE OIL FROM A STORAGE TANK TO A MAINLINE PUMP. THE STORAGE TANK RECEIVES CRUDE OIL FROM A NON-REGULATED GATHERING SYSTEM AND ALSO FROM TRUCK UNLOADING PUMPS. THE OPERATOR HAS DESIGNATED THIS AREA AS FACILITY PIPING THAT IS NOT JURISDICTIONAL TO DOT-195. IN THE SPIRIT OF PRUDENT OPERATOR REPORTING, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH 195.1(A)(5) AND THE PREAMBLE FROM THE CORRESPONDING FINAL RULE NOTIFICATION (FR 84, NO. 190, 52260), GENESIS IS SUBMITTING THIS ACCIDENT REPORT AS A WAY TO PARTICIPATE IN PHMSA'S DATA GATHERING EFFORT. ------------------------------------- AT APPROXIMATELY 4:35AM A GENESIS GCO TRUCK DRIVER CALLED THE STATION OPERATOR TO REPORT A LEAK FROM THE STATION PIPING. THE STATION OPERATOR ARRIVED AT THE FACILITY TO FIND OIL LEAKING FROM THE CERAMIC SEAL ON THE STATION BOOSTER PUMP. OIL HAD IMPACTED THE SOIL SURROUNDING THE PUMPS AND MIGRATED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT TO THE NORTH AND WEST. A MINIMAL VOLUME OF OIL ESCAPED THROUGH FACILITY DRAINAGE VALVES, IMPACTING A SMALL AREA (3' X 5') ADJACENT TO BENEFIELD RD WEST, AND A TREE LINE (2' X 30') TO THE NORTH. CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS PLACED INTO ROLL-OFF BOXES READY FOR DISPOSAL. AS OF THE DATE OF THIS SUBMITTAL, CLEANUP IS NEARLY COMPLETE. SUPPLEMENTAL (02/26/2026) - CLEANUP INSIDE OF THE FACILITY HAS CONCLUDED HOWEVER ROLL-OFF BOXES ARE STILL SITUATED WAITING FOR PICKUP. IMPACTED AREA OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY WAS TESTED FOR CRUDE OIL EARLIER IN FEBRUARY AND AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 23RD. GENESIS IS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE SOIL TESTING.