Two days after the company detected a leak in a pipeline that supplies unleaded and diesel fuel to storage facilities in southern Nevada, infrastructure company Kinder Morgan announced it had fixed the issue and the pipeline had re-entered service.
In an emailed statement, Kinder Morgan spokesperson Katherine Hill said, “Restart activities are complete for Watson Station’s associated SFPP West and CalNev pipelines, and they have resumed operations.”
Hill had earlier stated, the company expected “pipelines to resume operations this afternoon and begin delivering fuel to their respective market areas later today.”
On Saturday, Nye County, on the state border in neighboring Nevada tweeted, “The pipeline leak has been located, and systems are now coming back online. Fuel should be flowing within the next few hours.”
On Thursday, the company had announced it had detected a leak which reports said released about 200 gallons of gasoline inside its Watson Station in Long Beach, California.
Hill had said, “At approximately 4 p.m. Pacific Time Thursday, Kinder Morgan began investigating a release inside its Watson Station in Long Beach, California,” adding that the pipelines in-valves “have been isolated and shut down while we work to resolve this issue.” She added, “The appropriate regulatory agencies have been notified, and an investigation into the cause and quantity of the release will be conducted. We are working closely with our customers on potential impacts,”
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency in response to the leak.
Kinder Morgan noted there were no injuries or fire associated with the leak.