300,000 Gallons of Diesel Fuel Spill Outside New Orleans After Corroded Pipeline Ruptures
BY KATIE WERMUS
The spill was discovered on December 27 in St. Bernard Parish, east of New Orleans, but it wasn't reported to the public. The pipeline was operated by Collins Pipeline Co, according to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration documents.
Collins Pipeline is a subsidiary of Parsippany, New Jersey-based PBF Energy Inc. Company representatives did not immediately respond to email and telephone messages [from Newsweek reporting] seeking comment.
[PBF Energy owns and operates nearby Chalmette Refining LLC]
"It's especially maddening to learn that Collins Pipeline's initial analysis deemed the pipe in such poor condition that it warranted an immediate repair," said Bill Caram with the Pipeline Safety Trust. The Bellingham, Washington-based organization advocates for more stringent oversight of the nation's sprawling network of pipelines transporting oil, natural gas and other hazardous fuels.
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