List of pipeline accidents in the United States in 2020

The following is a list of pipeline accidents in the United States in 2020. It is one of several lists of U.S. pipeline accidents. See also list of natural gas and oil production accidents in the United States.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Incidents

This is not a complete list of all pipeline accidents. For natural gas alone, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a United States Department of Transportation agency, has collected data on more than 3,200 accidents deemed serious or significant since 1987.

A "significant incident" results in any of the following consequences:

  • fatality or injury requiring in-patient hospitalization
  • $50,000 or more in total costs, measured in 1984 dollars
  • liquid releases of five or more barrels (42 US gal/barrel)
  • releases resulting in an unintentional fire or explosion

PHMSA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) post incident data, and results of investigations, into accidents involving pipelines that carry a variety of products, including natural gas, oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, carbon dioxide, and other substances. Occasionally pipelines are repurposed to carry different products.[1]

  • On July 28, a gas line explosion and fire occurred in Martin County, Texas, on Tuesday, which injured four workers. A ditching truck hit an existing high-pressure gas line, causing an explosion and fire.[3]
  • On July 29, a contractor ruptured a gas pipeline, in Mont Belvieu, Texas, causing an explosion and fire. There were no injuries.[4]
  • On August 14, a Colonial Pipeline mainline, a 40 inch pipeline, was discovered to be leaking, in the Oehler Nature Preserve, near Huntersville, North Carolina. Approximately 1.2 million gallons of gasoline were spilled. The leak was near a previously repaired area.[5]

References
  1. "Pipeline Incident Flagged Files | PHMSA". www.phmsa.dot.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. "Gas pipeline explosion in rural Kentucky shoots flames into the sky". WDRB.
  3. "Ditching truck strikes Enterprise gas line, triggers explosion in Martin County". newswest9.com.
  4. "City of Mont Belvieu: Fire contained at Lone Star NGL Facility". FOX 26 Houston. July 29, 2020.
  6. "Nymex Natural Gas Futures Flat as Traders Mull Stronger Exports, Ballooning Storage". August 19, 2020.
  7. Greenwood, Al. "Texas propane pipeline blast restricts ship traffic at Corpus Christi port". ICIS Explore.
  8. "Port of Corpus reopens after pipeline fire: Update". www.argusmedia.com. August 24, 2020.
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