Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2024
Durango-area gasoline pipeline leak
A broken Enterprise Products pipeline near Durango, Colorado released approximately 23,000 gallons of gasoline. Reports described impacts to private wells and benzene seepage in drainage areas leading toward the Animas River.
2020
Corpus Christi propane pipeline incident
A dredging vessel struck a submerged propane pipeline in Corpus Christi Harbor, causing an explosion and fire that killed five crew members and injured six others.
2017
Seaway S-1 pipeline puncture
A road crew punctured the Seaway S-1 crude-oil pipeline in Texas. The line was operated through a joint venture involving Enterprise Products Partners and Enbridge.
2017
Loving, New Mexico pipeline explosion
An Enterprise Products pipeline exploded near Loving, New Mexico. County officials requested a voluntary evacuation for residents within a two-mile radius.
2016
Platte County ethane-propane pipeline explosion
An Enterprise Products pipeline in Missouri exploded and burned an ethane-propane mixture. The reported failure mechanism was stress-corrosion cracking; no injuries or evacuations were reported.
2015
Brooke County ethane pipeline explosion
An ATEX ethane pipeline exploded and burned in West Virginia, affecting woodland, nearby home siding, and power lines. No injuries were reported.
2015
West Cushing crude-oil spill
Approximately 42,000 gallons of crude oil were released at the West Cushing Tank Farm in Oklahoma after a tank line failed because of internal corrosion.
2011
Mont Belvieu facility explosions
A series of explosions destroyed much of an Enterprise Products facility in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The ensuing fire was controlled after approximately two hours.
2011
Loving County LPG pipeline rupture
An LPG pipeline leak was traced to a failed circumferential weld. A flash fire during repair work injured three employees, one of whom required inpatient hospitalization.
2005
Fatal Mirando City pipeline-facility accident
During replacement of a pigging facility in Mirando City, Texas, highly volatile gases leaked past a stopple and ignited near an air compressor, killing one repair worker.