PHMSA - Enforcement Actions

Recent Enforcement Actions

The Pipeline Safety Enforcement Program monitors and enforces operators' compliance with pipeline safety regulations for the safe, reliable, and environmentally sound operation of pipeline facilities.

The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety Field Operations serves to ensure transportation safety by conducting compliance, incident and accident response and investigations

Visit this page for some of the most recent enforcement actions issued to operators, before they can be included into PHMSA's comprehensive Pipeline Enforcement Reports from 2002 to Today, which is updated approximately monthly.

June 2013 Enforcement

	Decision Issued on CITGO Petroleum Corp’s Petition for Reconsideration
	June 17

	Final Order Issued to Buckeye Partners, LP
	June 17

	Final Order Issued to Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
	June 17

	Final Order Issued to West Texas Gas, Inc.
	June 17

	Final Order Issued to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC
	June 14

	Final Order Issued to Enmark Energy, Inc.
	June 13

	Final Order Issued to Sunoco Pipeline, L.P.
	June 13

	Final Order Issued to PostRock Energy Corp.
	June 10

	Final Order Issued to Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP
	June 10

	Final Order Issued to Chem Tech Services, Inc. for HMR Violations
	June 10

	Compromise Order Issued to Advanced Electronics Energy Limited for HMR Violations
	June 10

	Final Order Issued to Metro Welding Supply Corporation for HMR Violations
	June 10

	Compromise Order Issued to GrainCo FS, Inc. for HMR Violation
	June 10

	Final Order Issued to Central Propane, Inc. for HMR Violation
	June 10

	Compromise Order Issued to Pacifica Chemical, Inc. for HMR Violations
	June 7

	Compromise Order Issued to Yant Testing, Supply & Equipment, Inc. for HMR Violations
	June 7

May 2013 Enforcement

	Final Order Issued to Federal Resources Supply Company, Inc. for HMR Violations
	May 31

	Final Order Issued to SodaStream, Inc. for HMR Violations
	May 31

	Compromise Order Issued to Keavy’s Corner for HMR Violations
	May 31

	Compromise Order Issued to Panhandle Cylinder Services for HMR Violations
	May 31

	Compromise Order Issued to of Dorchester Farmers Cooperative for HMR Violations
	May 31

	Compromise Order Issued to Industrial Fumigant Company for HMR Violations
	May 31

	Compromise Order Issued to Jet West Geophysical Services, LLC. For HMR Violations
	May 30

	Compromise Order Issued to EQ Florida, Inc. for HMR Violations
	May 30

	Final Order Issued to Dominion Transmission, Inc.
	May 29

	Final Order Issued to Targa Resources Operating, LP
	May 29

	Final Order Issued to Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
	May 29

	Final Order Issued to Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company
	May 28

	Compromise Order Issued to Yoder Gas Company for HMR Violations
	May 22

	Compromise Order Issued to Horizon Medical Services for HMR Violations
	May 22

	Compromise Order Issued to Met-Chem Testing Laboratories, Inc. for HMR Violations
	May 22

	Final Order Issued to Plains Pipeline, LP
	May 17

	Compromise Order Issued to Oprandy’s Fire and Safety Equipment for HMR Violations
	May 17

	Compromise Order Issued to American Fire & Safety, LLC. For HMR Violations
	May 17

	Final Order Issued to Buckley Oil Company for HMR Violations
	May 17

	Final Order Issued to Demtech, LLC. for HMR Violations
	May 17

	Final Order Issued to Construction Sealants & Supply, Inc. for HMR Violations
	May 17

	Final Order Issued to Arctic Gas, Inc. for HMR Violations
	May 15

	Compromise Order Issued to Goff Distribution, Inc for HMR Violations
	May 15

	Compromise Order Issued to NDE Services, Inc. for HMR Violations
	May 13

	Compromise Order Issued to Hoke, Inc. for HMR Violations
	May 7

	Compromise Order Issued to Netjets Sales, Inc. for HMR Violations
	May 7

	Final Order Issued to Enterprise Crude Pipelines, LLC for 8” Shell Line Failure
	May 6

Final Order Issued to Buckley Oil Company for HMR Violations

April 2013 Enforcement

	Order of the Chief Counsel Reissued to Hunan Liuyang Huan Yu Co. for HMR Violation
	April 30

	Compromise Order Issued to Barco, Inc. for HMR Violation
	April 30

	Final Order Issued to Enterprise Products Operating, LLC
	April 26

	Final Order Issued to Chattanooga Gas Company
	April 22

	Final Order Issued to BP Pipeline (North America), Inc.
	April 22

	Final Order Issued to ONEOK Partners, NGL Pipeline L.P.
	April 22

	Final Order Issued to Buckeye Partners, LP
	April 19

	Compromise Order Issued to RBP Chemical Technology, Inc.
	April 19

	Final Order Issued to Cartridge Actuated Devices, Inc
	April 19

	Corrected Final Order Issued to MarkWest Ranger Pipeline Company, LLC
	April 18

	Final Order Issued to ExxonMobil for Violations at Lockport, IL Terminal
	April 16

	Final Order Issued to MarkWest Ranger Pipeline Company, LLC
	April 16

	Final Order issued to Wilbur-Ellis for HMR Violations
	April 9

	Compromise Order Issued to Rural Gas, Inc. for HMR Violations
	April 9

	Compromise Order Issued to C & E Services, Inc. for HMR Violations
	April 8

	Compromise Order Issued to Bonded Inspections, Inc. for HMR Violations
	April 8

	Final Order Issued to Chammas Cutters, Inc. for HMR Violations
	April 8

	Compromise Order Issued to Cameron Rental & Tank, Inc. for HMR Violations
	April 8

	Final Order Issued to Blue Star Propane for HMR Violations
	April 8

	Final Order Issued to ONEOK NGL Pipeline, LP
	April 5

	Final Order Issued to Chevron Pipe Line Company
	April 5

	Final Order Issued to Tampa Airport Pipeline Corporation
	April 4

	Compromise Order Issued to ISCO Corporation d/b/a Industrial Supplies Company
	April 3

	Compromise Order Issued to T. Neale Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a T. Neale Propane
	April 3

	Compromise Order Issued to National Packaging Services, Inc.
	April 3

April 2013 Enforcement

	Corrected Final Order Issued to MarkWest Ranger Pipeline Company, LLC
	April 18

	Final Order Issued to ExxonMobil for Violations at Lockport, IL Terminal
	April 16

	Final Order Issued to MarkWest Ranger Pipeline Company, LLC
	April 16

	Final Order issued to Wilbur-Ellis for HMR Violations
	April 9

	Compromise Order Issued to Rural Gas, Inc. for HMR Violations
	April 9

	Compromise Order Issued to C & E Services, Inc. for HMR Violations
	April 8

	Compromise Order Issued to Bonded Inspections, Inc. for HMR Violations
	April 8

	Final Order Issued to Chammas Cutters, Inc. for HMR Violations
	April 8

	Compromise Order Issued to Cameron Rental & Tank, Inc. for HMR Violations
	April 8

	Final Order Issued to Blue Star Propane for HMR Violations
	April 8

	Final Order Issued to ONEOK NGL Pipeline, LP
	April 5

	Final Order Issued to Chevron Pipe Line Company
	April 5

	Final Order Issued to Tampa Airport Pipeline Corporation
	April 4

	Compromise Order Issued to ISCO Corporation d/b/a Industrial Supplies Company
	April 3

	Compromise Order Issued to T. Neale Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a T. Neale Propane
	April 3

	Compromise Order Issued to National Packaging Services, Inc.
	April 3

March 2013 Enforcement

	PHMSA Issues Notice of Proposed Violation to ExxonMobil for July 1, 2011 Silvertip Pipeline Failure in Yellowstone River
	March 25

	Final Order Submitted to Delstar Metal Finishing, Inc. for HMR Violations
	March 25

	Corrective Action Order Issued to Chevron Pipe Line Company for March 18, 2013 Failure
	March 22

	Compromise Order Issued to Stafford’s Liquigas for HMR Violations
	March 22

	Compromise Order Issued to VistaServ for HMR Violations
	March 22

	Compromise Order Issued to QC Laboratories, Inc. for HMR Violations
	March 21

	Compromise Order Issued to Decisive Testing, Inc. for HMR Violations
	March 21

	Superseding Final Order Issued to Hagemeyer North American
	March 21

Final Order Issued to Albemarle Corp. for HMR Violations

	Compromise Order Issued to Aervoe Industries, Inc. for HMR Violations
	March 19

	Compromise Order Reissued to DOT, Inc. of Denver
	March 15

	Compromise Order Issued to Global Parts Support, Inc. for HMR Violation
	March 14

	Final Order Issued to Hagemeyer North America for HMR Violations
	March 14

	Final Order Issued to Genesis Pipeline USA, LP
	March 14

	Decision on Reconsideration Petition for CPF No. 3-2011-6001
	March 15

	Final Order Issued to Orbital Sciences Corp. for HMR Violations
	March 13

	Final Order Issued to Kel-Tech, Inc. for HMR Violations
	March 13

	Final Order Issued to Tire Seal, Inc. for HMR VIolations
	March 13

	Compromise Order Issued to Midway Coop, Inc. for HMR Violations
	March 8

Final Order Issued to Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC.

February 2013 Enforcement

Final Order Issued to Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC.

	Final Order Issued to Plantation Pipe Line Company for Violation of Pipeline Regulations
	February 28

	Final Order Issued to The Pipelines of Puerto Rico, Inc. for Violation of Pipeline Regulations
	February 28

	Compromise Order Issued to Offshore Rental, Ltd. For HMR Violation
	February 28

	Final Order Issued to Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. for HMR Violations
	February 28

	Notice of Probable HMR Violation Issued to Hagemeyer North America
	February 26

	Compromise Order Issued to Eaton & Sons, LLC for HMR Violations
	February 25

	Compromise Order Issued to DOT, Inc. of Denver, CO for HMR Violations
	February 25

	Compromise Order Issued to Burlington Cooperative Association for HMR Violations
	February 21

	Compromise Order Issued to Farmer's Grain Company Inc. for HMR Violations
	February 13

	Final Order Issued to Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Chicago, LLC for HMR Violations
	February 12

	Final Order Issued to West Texas Agriplex, Inc. for HMR Violation
	February 12

	Final Order Issued to Alpha Tee Systems, Inc for HMR Violation
	February 12

	Compromise Order Issued to California Acetylene for HMR Violations
	February 11

	Compromise Order Issued to Odessa Cylinder Services, LLC
	February 8

	Compromise Order Issued to Offshore Rental, Ltd. For HMR Violation
	February 28

January 2013 Enforcement

	Compromise Order Issued to Cascade Columbia Distribution Company for HMR Violations
	January 23

	Final Order Issued to Safeware, Inc. for HMR Violations
	January 17

	Compromise Order Issued to ChemSync, Inc. for HMR Violations
	January 17

	Final Order Issued to Greif Packaging for HMR Violation
	January 17

	Compromise Order Issued to Atlantic Drilling Company for HMR Violations
	January 16

	Final Order Issued to Patrick J. Kelly Drums, Inc. for HMR Violations
	January 16

December 2012 Enforcement

	PHMSA Issues Corrective Action Order to Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC
	December 28

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to NiSource subsidiary
	December 21

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Texas Eastern Transmission, LP
	December 21

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Texas Gas Transmission, LLC
	December 21

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to PIRA International for Hazmat Violations
	December 20

	PHMSA Issues Corrective Action Order for Columbia Gas Transmission's West Virginia Line
	December 20

	PHMSA Issues NOPV to City of Danville, VA
	December 13

	PHMSA Issues NOPV to City of Charlottesville, VA
	December 13

November 2012 Enforcement

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to North Baja Pipeline, LLC,PHMSA
	November 28

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Buckeye Partners, LP for East Chicago, IN Violations
	November 20

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to CountryMark Cooperative, LLP
	November 20

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Venoco, Inc.
	November 16

	PHMSA Consent Agreement and Order with Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC
	November 2

Pipeline Enforcement - October 2012

	Compromise Order Issued to Applied Standards Inspection, Inc. for HMR Violations
	March 12

	Compromise Order Issued to Carib Supply St. Croix, Inc. for HMR Violations
	March 12

	Compromise Order Issued to State Line Grain Company for HMR Violation
	March 12

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company
	October 26

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to El Paso Natural Gas Company for Bushland, TX Violation
	October 24

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Buckeye Partners, LP for Boothwyn, PA Violation
	October 23

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to New York State Electric and Gas Corp.
	October 23

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Enterprise Products Operating, LLC
	October 22

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Gas Recovery Systems, LLC
	Ocotber 18

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Buckeye Partners, LP for Texas Violations
	October 18

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Buckeye Partners, L.P. for Breinigsville, PA Violations
	October 17

	PHMSA Issues Final Order to Kinder Morgan CO2 Company, LP
	October 9

	PHMSA Issues Corrective Action Order to Marathon Oil Corporation
	October 5