The safest and most efficient solution to transport oil and gas is clearly pipelines. I would be curious to know when a spill happens what is the percentage of that spill vs total volume from the previous incident (if there was any). My bet is it is so small it’s generally irrelevant except at the failure location. Long live the enormous value of pipelines!
Was in Stillwater this winter and stopped in Cushing to take a picture at the city pipeline welcoming sign. 700 mm in cleanup seems outrageous. How many barrels does that “ piece” of the pipe transfer every day? It’s got to be enormous, and the percentage that of all 3 leaks is probably so small it isn’t even a blip on total volume.
The safest and most efficient solution to transport oil and gas is clearly pipelines. I would be curious to know when a spill happens what is the percentage of that spill vs total volume from the previous incident (if there was any). My bet is it is so small it’s generally irrelevant except at the failure location. Long live the enormous value of pipelines!
Agree! I live near Cushing Oklahoma and they’re considered the pipeline crossroads of the world.
Here’s some stats on previous spills from this pipeline:
2019: 4,515 barrels
2022: 14,000 barrels
Also ~1mm gallons and $700mm cleanup costs from 2010-2015
Was in Stillwater this winter and stopped in Cushing to take a picture at the city pipeline welcoming sign. 700 mm in cleanup seems outrageous. How many barrels does that “ piece” of the pipe transfer every day? It’s got to be enormous, and the percentage that of all 3 leaks is probably so small it isn’t even a blip on total volume.