A Shell crude oil pipeline that runs from Houma, La., to Houston leaked about 1,030 barrels of oil near Port Arthur, Texas and has been shut-in temporarily, according to Bloomberg.
Sure, the pipeline feeds Houston-area refineries and could have an impact on gasoline output. But the really interesting thing is the nickname of the pipe, which shares the name of a Hostess snack:
The conduit, known as the Ho-Ho pipeline system, makes deliveries to refineries in Texas and Louisiana with a combined capacity of more than 1.2 million barrels, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
The line was shut Nov. 16 after a leak was identified near Vinton, Louisiana, in Calcasieu Parish, according to Shell. About 1,030 barrels of oil spilled from the line, according to an operator estimate, said Damon Hill, a spokesman for the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, a division of the U.S. Transportation Department.
PHMSA has inspectors on the ground at the crude oil leak site conducting an investigation, Hill said Nov. 19. “Any restart decisions will not be made until PHMSA and Shell knows more about the facts related to the incident,” Hill said last week. He didn’t immediately respond to an e-mail today.
The leak occurred in an “undeveloped area” about 35 miles northeast of Port Arthur, according to Shell. The company opted not to deploy Twinkies in its clean-up efforts.
The company opted not to deploy Twinkies in its clean-up efforts.
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So, who operates the Ding Dong line?
less then a pink snowball’s chance in Haiti this is any easy fix.
Didn’t Don Imus get in a lot of trouble over that Hostess namesake as well?
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It should be noted that the safety valves up the line functioned as designed by shutting down the flow as soon as the pressure drop was detected. All that spilled was what was in that segment of the line already. Furthermore, cleanup operations are being disallowed until the authorities complete their initial investigations as to the cause. Meanwhile, the Port Arthur Refinery is adjusting its operations to account for the reduction in available feedstock.