Kinder Morgan Resumes Operations After Fuel Pipeline Leak in California

A fuel pipeline facility in California that was forced to shut down deliveries of gasoline and diesel from the Los Angeles area east to areas including Las Vegas and Phoenix due to a leak, has resumed operations on Saturday, according to the pipeline’s operator.

Kinder Morgan, the Houston-based pipeline operator, told The Associated Press that the leak was discovered Thursday afternoon at a company station near Los Angeles and that its CALNEV and SFPP West pipelines were shut down while the company worked to resolve the issue.

The source of the leak was isolated within its Watson Station in Long Beach, California, and the facility began to deliver fuel by Saturday afternoon, according to Kinder Morgan. Katherine Hill, communications manager for the publicly traded company, said in a statement that “there are no injuries or fire reported as a result of this incident.”

Kinder Morgan did not provide any details on the size of the leak or how much fuel was lost, but Hill said that the company was “working to minimize any potential impacts to the supply chain.”

The company said it was working with local, state and federal agencies to investigate the cause of the leak. It is unclear how long it will take for the pipeline to return to full operations.

In the meantime, Kinder Morgan said it was “working with customers to ensure that fuel supply needs are met.” The company did not provide any details on how it was doing this.