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Preliminary Pipeline Occurrence Statistics for 2006

Table 1
Pipeline Occurrences - 2006
2006 2005 2001-2005
Average
Accidents
Line Pipe
3rd Party Damage with Release 1 1 1
Disturbance of Supporting Environment with Release 0 0 0
Corrosion/Environmental Cracking 0 0 0
Fire/Ignition/Explosion 0 1 1
Other Damage with Release 0 0 2
Total 1 2 4

Other Facilities *
3rd Party Damage 1 0 0
Disturbance of Supporting Environment with Release 0 0 0
Corrosion/Environmental Cracking 0 0 0
Fire/Ignition/Explosion 6 3 7
Other Damage with Release 0 0 2
Total 7 3 9
Incidents
Line Pipe
3rd Party Damage/No Release 3 0 1
Disturbance of Supporting Environment/No Release 0 3 1
Uncontained Release 5 18 9
Other 3 1 2
Total 11 22 13
Other Facilities *
3rd Party Damage/No Release 0 0 0
Disturbance of Supporting Environment/No Release 0 0 0
Uncontained Release 51 53 35
Other 1 4 4
Total 52 57 39

*


Includes compressor stations, pump stations, meter stations, gas processing plants and other related facilities.
Figures are preliminary as of March 6, 2007.
All five-year averages have been rounded. The totals sometimes do not coincide with the sum of these averages.

 

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Updated: 2007-03-21

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