Sunoco pipeline repaired, resumes deliveries
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P., the Philadelphia energy company, said it resumed deliveries of crude oil Sunday on its Mid-Valley Pipeline, which shut down Oct. 13 following a rupture and spill in Northwest Louisiana.
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P., the Philadelphia energy company, said it resumed deliveries of crude oil Sunday on its Mid-Valley Pipeline, which shut down Oct. 13 following a rupture and spill in Northwest Louisiana.
Sunoco spokesman Jeffrey P. Shields said the repaired pipeline was operating at 80 percent of maximum operating pressure under orders of the federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The pipeline delivers crude oil from Texas to Midwestern refineries and terminates near Detroit.
The cause of the failure is undetermined, Shields said. The spill polluted about four miles of a creek feeding Caddo Lake, and prompted the evacuation of three homes.
Environmental remediation continues. Shields said workers have collected 2,900 barrels of oil - more than 121,000 gallons.
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