A leak at a fuel pipeline facility in California shut down deliveries of gasoline and diesel from the Los Angeles area to regions including Las Vegas and Phoenix, but officials said Friday they believed supplies would not be immediately affected.
Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan told The Associated Press that a leak was detected at a company station near Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon and its CALNEV and SFPP West pipelines were shut down while the Houston-based pipeline operator worked to resolve the issue. Worked for
“No injuries or fires have been reported as a result of this incident,” said a company statement provided by Catherine Hill, communications manager for the publicly traded company. It did not say how much fuel leaked or when service would be restored.
Hill did not immediately respond to emails and telephone messages seeking more information.
“The appropriate regulatory agencies have been notified and the cause and quantity of the release will be investigated,” the statement said. “We are working closely with our customers on the potential impacts.”
In Las Vegas, officials were “monitoring the situation, are confident we have an adequate supply and do not anticipate an immediate impact on gas availability”, according to a statement from Clark County spokesman Eric Pappa.
The county said the pipeline serves a fuel storage facility in southern Nevada with unleaded and diesel fuel. Another pipeline operated by UNEV Pipelines LLC serves the Las Vegas area from northern Utah.
The Kinder Morgan website says its 566-mile (911-kilometer) CALNEV pipeline transports gasoline, diesel, and diesel to Los Angeles refineries and marine terminals through parallel 14-inch (35.5-centimeter) and 8-inch (20-centimeter) diameter pipelines. And the jet transports fuel. Pipeline to Barstow, California, and the Las Vegas area.
Hill later said that only the large, 14-inch (35.5-centimeter) pipeline leading to Las Vegas had been shut down.
The airports include Nellis Air Force Base and Harry Reid International in Las Vegas and Edwards Air Force Base in California’s Mojave Desert, the company said.
Kinder Morgan’s SFPP West pipeline runs approximately 515 miles (829 kilometers) to transport petroleum products from the Los Angeles area to Colton and Imperial, California, and east to Phoenix.