Reconciling Conflicting Data Curation Actions: Transparency Through Argument...
Us oil pipeline accident
1. US Oil Pipeline Accidents
Ramos, Rex
Image: Garrison, M. (2016, February 8), https://www.hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/race-arctic-oil/
2. Agenda
• This presentation will cover the analysis of oil and gas pipeline safety
in the United States, showcasing accidents, cost and damage resulting
from them.
• The dataset we used includes a record of each pipeline leak or spill
reported to the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration from 2010 ranging to 2016.
5. Safety Issue
• Trend for Accident is going up
• Are they making enough effort to improve on their safety?
6. Chart Showing Percentage of Accidents
Categories to Operating Company
• 26.76% is caused by
Corrosion
• 47.34% is caused by
Material/Weld/Equipment
Failure
• 14.04% is caused by
Incorrect Operation
• From this, you can
calculate that 87% of
Accidents are caused by
Man-Made Failure
7. Injuries and Fatalities for Accident Year
• The injuries sustained, or the
resulting fatalities for each year
due to pipeline accidents
8. Those Affected by Accidents Regarding
Pipelines
• The different people and
groups affected by each
incident over the years.
• Something that might stand
out is the lack of people
affected in 2014, while there
were incidents/accidents, no
one was injured or killed in
such.
10. Cost by Accident Site
• The largest of the bubbles was from the LINE 6B accident in 2010, all costs in dealing with it adding up to
$840,551,118. While all costs from all accidents collectively add to $2,331,122,923.
• The accident sights,
and by the size and
color of the bubble
with cost associated
with each accident.
• Shades of color shows
the cost associated
with accident. The
darker the shade, the
higher the cost of
accident
11. Cost For Clean-Up of Accident Sites
• The cost associated with
each accident, dividing the
total into sections
highlighting exactly which
percentage of the cost was
placed towards specific
factions.
12. Barrels of Oil Lost Due to Various Causes
For reference one Barrel of
Oil is equal to 42 Gallons.
The greatest of lost oil is due to
Material/Weld/Equipment
Failure. Adding to 165,655.99
lost barrels or 6,957,551.58
gallons.
13. Barrels Lost and Recovered by Year
• Here is a chart showing
the numbers of barrels
lost each year, contrasted
by how many were
retrieved in clean up
with the net loss
displayed as well.
• By this, even if the
respected companies
clean, there are still
thousands of barrels lost
and harming the
environment every year.
14. Net Loss of Barrels for Above and Below Ground
Pipelines
• Displayed is a map showing the accident sites
divided into its subtype, either above or below
ground.
• The darker blue is above ground pipes, while the
below ground is displayed pink. The size of the
circle corresponds with the number of barrels lost
after cleanup.
• Even though there was quite a bit more incidents
above ground, you can see the amount lost is
mostly contributed to the underground pipes.
• More so, you can see the cost in the table below,
where above ground costed $153,532,553 while
underground equaled $2,081,297,168. Above
ground is not only easier to clean, but it also
appears to be cheaper in the long run.
15. Line 6B - Kalamazoo River Oil Spill
Line 6B is considered one of the worst Oil Spills in US history. Costing over
8 Million to clean up.
By using our charts and incident maps we can bring the details to light
through filtering.
In 2010 Line 6B lost 20 thousand barrels of oil (843,000 gallons), yet with
their efforts they were able to retrieve almost all of it. The money spent
leaving only a Net-Loss of 1,837 barrels (77,154 gallons).
It took them 6 years, and costed them 1.2 Billion in settlement fees, including
both fines and the cost of cleanup.
https://beltmag.com/kalamazoo-river-line-6b-oil-spill/
16. Conclusion
• From the story shown, that maybe there is a better way for the oil
companies to take care of the people, and environment that they work
upon. By implementing new pipes to be above ground or finding alternate
ways to re-enforce underground pipes to protect against incidents.
• The cost put into taking care of the accidents themselves, could be put into
countless other options. Including training staff, maintaining equipment,
and implementing preventative measures to stop corrosion and securing
the pipes from natural events. Therefore, stopping these harmful accidents
from ever happening in the first place.
• The amount of oil, whether its crude or otherwise effects our environment,
and even if these companies take the appropriate measures to clean up
after an accident, they are still releasing chemicals into our ecosystems.
18. Bibliography
Garrison, M. (2016, Feb 8). The Race for Artic Oil. Retrieved from Hakai:
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/race-arctic-oil/
Riesterer, J. (2019, July 12). The Enduring Legacy of the 2010
Kalamazoo River Oil Spill. Retrieved from Beltmag:
https://beltmag.com/kalamazoo-river-line-6b-oil-spill/
Transportation, U. D. (2017, Feb 8). Oil Pipeline Accidents, 2010-
Present. Retrieved from Kaggle:
https://www.kaggle.com/usdot/pipeline-accidents
