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 PIPELINE STATISTICS - 2009-09

     
  Table 1  
  Pipeline Occurrences and Casualty Statistics for September 2009  
     
        September   Year To Date  
        2009 2008 2004-2008   2009 2008 2004-2008  
            Average       Average  
  Accidents                
                       
    Line Pipe                
      3rd Party Damage with release 0 0 0   0 0 0
      Disturbance of Supporting Environment with release 0 0 0   0 0 0
      Corrosion/Environmental Cracking 0 0 0   0 0 0  
      Fire/Ignition/Explosion 1 0 0   3 0 0
    Other Damage with Release 2 0 0   2 0 0
      Total 3 0 0   5 0 0  
                       
    Other Facilities*                
      3rd Party Damage 1 1 0   1 1 1  
      Disturbance of Supporting Environment with release 0 0 0   0 0 0  
      Corrosion/Environmental Cracking 0 0 0   0 0 0  
      Fire/Ignition/Explosion 0 0 0   5 3 4  
      Other Damage with Release 0 0 0   1 1 0
      Total 1 1 1   7 5 5  
                       
  Incidents                
                       
    Line Pipe                
      3rd Party Damage / No Release 2 1 0   3 2 1  
      Disturbance of Supporting Environment / No release 0 0 0   0 0 0
      Uncontained Release 2 1 1   8 4 8  
    Other 0 0 0   5 4 3  
      Total 4 2 1   16 10 12  
                       
    Other Facilities*                
      3rd Party Damage / No Release 0 0 0   1 1 0  
      Disturbance of Supporting Environment / No release 0 0 0   0 0 0  
      Uncontained Release 9 1 4   52 46 37  
      Other 3 1 0   5 4 3
      Total 12 2 4   58 51 40  
                       
  * Includes Compressor Stations, Pump Stations, Meter Stations, Gas Processing Plants and other related facilities.  
  All five-year averages have been rounded. Totals sometimes do not coincide to the sum of averages.  
  Data are preliminary as of October 19, 2009.