Dixie Pipeline
Dixie Pipeline is a 1,307-mile (2,103 km) long oil pipeline, varying from 6 to 12 inch line, carrying propane from Gulf of Mexico fractioners and refineries, to delivery points in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. It includes a 204-mile lateral into south Georgia. It is owned and operated by Enterprise Products Partners.[1][2]
Accidents and Incidents
On November 1, 2007, a 12-inch-diameter section of Dixie Pipeline was transporting liquid propane at about 1,405 pounds per square inch, gauge, when it ruptured, in a rural area,, near Carmichael, Mississippi. The resulting propane cloud expanded over nearby homes and ignited, creating a large fireball that was seen from miles away. About 10,253 barrels (430,626 gallons) of propane were released. As a result of the ensuing fire, two people were killed, and seven people sustained minor injuries. Four houses were destroyed, and several others were damaged. Electric resistance welding pipe failure was suspect as the cause of the rupture.[3]
On July 5, 2010, a landowner hit this pipeline with a bulldozer, rupturing it, in McDuffie County, Georgia. The escaping propane ignited 16 minutes later, killing one person, and, injuring another, along with destroying a mobile home.[4]
References
- "NGL Pipelines | Enterprise Products". www.enterpriseproducts.com.
- https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/gas-processing/article/17253662/enterprise-products-partners-increases-stake-in-dixie-pipeline
- https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/PAR0901.pdf
- https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/docs/Dixie_HL_GA_20100705.pdf