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Over
50% of all oil spilt from European oil pipelines is due to 3rd
Party damage and any loss automatically results in a pollution
incident. |
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1998 Incidents Statistics
| Causes of Incidents |
No of Incidents |
% of Total Incidents |
| Mechanical Failure |
1 |
11% |
| Operational |
2 |
22% |
| Corrosion |
1 |
11% |
| Natural Hazard |
0 |
0% |
| Third Party Damage |
5 |
56% |
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Volume
of OIL spilt due to Third Party: Damage = 561.2m3 or 561200
litre |
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Between
them, the seven participants, Esso Petroleum Co. Ltd, Mainline
Pipelines Ltd, BPA, TotalFinaElf, Government Pipelines and Storage
System, Conoco and Manchester Jetline Ltd account for approximately
4440Km of buried oil pipelines in England, Scotland and Wales. |
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CONCAWE
(Conservation Of Clean Air, Water and the Environment) covers
30600 km of oil pipelines in western Europe |
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The
majority of the pipelines are multi-product pipelines, this
means they carry different grades of refined petroleum products,
gasoline, jet and diesel fuels. |
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They
all operate at high pressure, typically in-excess of 66 bar
(1000 psi) and some up to 100 bar (1500 psi). |
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The
pipelines range in diameter from 100mm (4") to 406mm (16")
and usually have a black coating. |
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These
pipelines are predominantly cross-country but may be encountered
during street works where they either cross or occasionally
run down the road, this can happen in both rural and urban areas. |
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