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Alaska Significant Incidents Listing

The report below provides some details for all reported significant incidents in the state of Alaska over the period 1998-2008.

The incidents reported below are limited to Significant Incidents (A) only.

The data sources for this report are the PHMSA Filtered Incident Files (1) (2) (3).

See State Significant Incident and Mileage Overview for a summary of pipeline systems in Alaska.

Where appropriate, the table columns can be sorted by clicking the corresponding column header.

Alaska Pipeline Safety Regulatory Fact Sheet

More Pipeline Incidents and Mileage Reports are available.

Alaska All Pipeline Systems: 1998-2008 YTD
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (D)
02/13/1998 EAGLE RIVER ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $121,209 N/A N/A
03/01/1998 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $2,424,186 N/A N/A
09/30/1998 WASILLA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $121,209 N/A N/A
10/09/1998 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $606,046 N/A N/A
10/24/1998 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $606,046 N/A N/A
12/10/1998 ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $121,209 N/A N/A
08/07/1999 MATANUSKA-SUSITNA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $119,638 N/A N/A
11/13/1999 NORTH SLOPE BP EXPLORATION ( ALASKA), INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $119,638 N/A N/A
01/10/2000 KENAI ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $87,952 N/A N/A
01/26/2000 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $87,952 N/A N/A
06/06/2000 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $1,172,700 N/A N/A
07/31/2001 TESORO ALASKA PIPELINE COMPANY CORROSION 0 0 $572,943 0 -26
08/14/2001 NORTH SLOPE BP PIPELINES (ALASKA), INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $114,588 N/A N/A
09/22/2001 ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE CO HUMAN ERROR 0 0 $343,765 5 0
09/22/2001 ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE CO HUMAN ERROR 0 0 $114,588 49 5
10/04/2001 ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $3,437,658 6,800 2,891
01/17/2002 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $112,597 N/A N/A
04/09/2002 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $4,503,888 N/A N/A
04/15/2002 KENAI UNION OIL CO OF CALIFORNIA OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $47,945 N/A N/A
05/26/2002 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $394,090 N/A N/A
06/04/2002 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $281,493 N/A N/A
02/05/2003 PALMER ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $110,788 N/A N/A
04/07/2003 WASILLA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $166,183 N/A N/A
09/02/2003 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $55,394 N/A N/A
10/11/2003 SOLDOTNA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $166,183 N/A N/A
10/30/2003 WASILLA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $166,183 N/A N/A
03/02/2004 WASILLA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $164,029 N/A N/A
04/27/2004 NORTH KENAI ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $131,783 N/A N/A
05/17/2004 SOLDOTNA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $219,812 N/A N/A
12/24/2004 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $219,812 N/A N/A
05/25/2005 ANCHROAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $109,132 N/A N/A
06/01/2005 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $380,270 N/A N/A
06/13/2005 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $217,135 N/A N/A
09/01/2005 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $217,135 N/A N/A
04/07/2006 PALMER ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $231,013 N/A N/A
01/09/2007 NORTH SLOPE ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE COMPANY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $460,512 22 0
03/23/2007 KASILOF ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 2 $31,100 N/A N/A
03/10/2008 WASILLA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $151,050 N/A N/A
05/13/2008 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $1,002,700 N/A N/A
08/22/2008 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $201,050 N/A N/A
Totals     0 5 $19,912,618 6,876 2,870
Alaska Hazardous Liquid: 1998-2008 YTD
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (D)
07/31/2001 TESORO ALASKA PIPELINE COMPANY CORROSION 0 0 $572,943 0 -26
09/22/2001 ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE CO HUMAN ERROR 0 0 $343,765 5 0
09/22/2001 ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE CO HUMAN ERROR 0 0 $114,588 49 5
10/04/2001 ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $3,437,658 6,800 2,891
01/09/2007 NORTH SLOPE ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE COMPANY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $460,512 22 0
Totals     0 0 $4,929,468 6,876 2,870
Alaska Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1998-2008 YTD
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (D)
07/31/2001 TESORO ALASKA PIPELINE COMPANY CORROSION 0 0 $572,943 0 -26
09/22/2001 ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE CO HUMAN ERROR 0 0 $343,765 5 0
09/22/2001 ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE CO HUMAN ERROR 0 0 $114,588 49 5
10/04/2001 ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $3,437,658 6,800 2,891
01/09/2007 NORTH SLOPE ALYESKA PIPELINE SERVICE COMPANY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $460,512 22 0
Totals     0 0 $4,929,468 6,876 2,870

No Data Available

Alaska Gas Transmission: 1998-2008 YTD
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C)
03/01/1998 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $2,424,186
11/13/1999 NORTH SLOPE BP EXPLORATION ( ALASKA), INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $119,638
08/14/2001 NORTH SLOPE BP PIPELINES (ALASKA), INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $114,588
Totals     0 0 $2,658,413
Alaska Gas Transmission Onshore: 1998-2008 YTD
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C)
03/01/1998 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $2,424,186
11/13/1999 NORTH SLOPE BP EXPLORATION ( ALASKA), INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $119,638
08/14/2001 NORTH SLOPE BP PIPELINES (ALASKA), INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $114,588
Totals     0 0 $2,658,413

No Data Available

Alaska Gas Gathering: 1998-2008 YTD
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C)
04/15/2002 KENAI UNION OIL CO OF CALIFORNIA OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $47,945
Totals     0 1 $47,945
Alaska Gas Distribution: 1998-2008 YTD
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C)
02/13/1998 EAGLE RIVER ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $121,209
09/30/1998 WASILLA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $121,209
10/09/1998 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $606,046
10/24/1998 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $606,046
12/10/1998 ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $121,209
08/07/1999 MATANUSKA-SUSITNA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $119,638
01/10/2000 KENAI ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $87,952
01/26/2000 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $87,952
06/06/2000 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $1,172,700
01/17/2002 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $112,597
04/09/2002 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $4,503,888
05/26/2002 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $394,090
06/04/2002 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $281,493
02/05/2003 PALMER ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $110,788
04/07/2003 WASILLA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $166,183
09/02/2003 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $55,394
10/11/2003 SOLDOTNA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $166,183
10/30/2003 WASILLA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $166,183
03/02/2004 WASILLA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $164,029
04/27/2004 NORTH KENAI ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $131,783
05/17/2004 SOLDOTNA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $219,812
12/24/2004 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $219,812
05/25/2005 ANCHROAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $109,132
06/01/2005 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $380,270
06/13/2005 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $217,135
09/01/2005 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $217,135
04/07/2006 PALMER ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $231,013
03/23/2007 KASILOF ENSTAR NATURAL GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 2 $31,100
03/10/2008 WASILLA ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $151,050
05/13/2008 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $1,002,700
08/22/2008 ANCHORAGE ENSTAR NATURAL GAS CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $201,050
Totals     0 4 $12,276,790

Notes

  1. Significant Incidents are those incidents reported by pipeline operators with any of the following conditions are met: 1) fatality or injury requiring in-patient hospitalization. 2) $50,000 or more in total costs, measured in 1984 dollars. 3) highly volatile liquid releases of 5 barrels or more or other liquid releases of 50 barrels or more. 4) liquid releases resulting in an unintentional fire or explosion. Note: Significant Incidents include all Serious Incidents. Unless otherwise noted, any counts of Significant Incidents also include Serious Incidents.
  2. Costs in the current year (2008) are nominal (as reported). The costs for incidents prior to 2008 are presented in 2007 dollars. Cost of Gas lost is indexed via the Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas City Gate Prices. All other costs are adjusted via the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Government Printing Office inflation values.
  3. For years 2002 and later, property damage is estimated as the sum of all public and private costs reported in the 30-day incident report. For years prior to 2002, accident report forms did not include a breakdown of public and private costs so property damage for these years is the reported total property damage field in the report. All costs prior to 2008 are expressed in 2007 dollars. Costs in current year (2008) are nominal.
  4. Net Barrels Lost applies only to Liquid incidents and is the difference between Gross Barrels Lost and Barrels Recovered.

Sources

  1. PHMSA Hazardous Liquid Filtered Incidents File - October 14, 2008
  2. PHMSA Gas Transmission Filtered Incidents File - October 14, 2008
  3. PHMSA Gas Distribution Filtered Incidents File - October 14, 2008

See Pipeline Incidents and Mileage Reports for more pipeline safety reports.

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