Incidents at oil and gas pipelines in the United States resulted in 339.72 million U.S. dollars of reported total costs in 2020. There were three years that stood out as seeing costs of over one billion U.S. dollars. U.S. pipeline incidents numbered 578 in 2020. Incidents are all those events which resulted in injury or loss of life, release of liquids, or fires and explosions, as well as any other type of damage requiring repair work.
Total costs of reported oil and gas pipeline incidents in the United States from 2001 to 2020*
(in million U.S. dollars)
* Incidents include those which encompass any of the following conditions: fatality or injury, explosion, fire, liquid release, and damages requiring repair work. Gas distribution caused by nearby fires or explosions not linked to the pipeline network itself were excluded.
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PHMSA. (October 25, 2021). Total costs of reported oil and gas pipeline incidents in the United States from 2001 to 2020* (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1271679/us-pipeline-incidents-costs/
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