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Table 5-15 Volume of Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Spills: 2005–2011

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

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Year Gross Barrels Spilled Net Barrels Lost
2005 138,094 46,246
2006 137,693 53,905
2007 94,981 68,941
2008 102,076 69,510
2009 55,014 32,307
2010 174,931 123,420
2011 139,017 108,140

NOTE: Net Barrels Lost applies only to Liquid incidents and is the difference between Gross Barrels Spilled and barrels recovered.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration; National All Pipeline Systems: All Reported Incidents Summary Statistics: 1992-2011; available at http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/reports/safety/AllPSI.html as of January 2013.