Table 2-22: Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Incidents: 2008 and 2009

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¹ Incidents that have an "unknown" location are included in the U.S. total (21 Incidents, and $151,558,658 in Property damage for 2008; and 12 Incidents, and $8,381,795 in Property damage for 2009).

NOTES: Incidents are reported on Form RSPA F 7100.2. Incident means any of the following events:

I. An event that involves a release of gas from a pipeline or a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and a) a death or personal injury necessitating in-patient hospitalization or b) estimated property damage, including cost of gas lost, of the operator or others, or both, of $50,000 or more.

II. An event that results in an emergency shutdown of an LNG facility.

III. An event that is significant, in the judgment of the operator, even though it did not meet the criteria of I or II.

Historical totals may change as the Office of Pipeline Safety receives supplemental information on incidents.

One incident and $1,380,660 property damages in 2008; and three incidents and $1,109,800 property damages in 2009 at the Gulf of Mexico are not included.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety, personal communication, Apr. 21, 2010.