The number of Class 1 and 2* spills, decreased by 15.4%. Aggressive programs to identify and repair or replace aging infrastructure and to improve operational excellence have helped achieve the previous decrease. These efforts will be continued and utilized to return performance to a downward trend.
The volume spilled for Class 1, 2, and 3 spills decreased significantly (62.0%) compared with 2007. Of the 2,356 barrels spilled, 2,098 (89.1%) was recovered.
For Class 1, 2, and 3 spills Chemicals reduced their number of spills by 93.0% from 2006 (10 vs. 143) and the refineries showed a 4.2% improvement (361 vs. 377).
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2008 Spills by Media - Class 1, 2 & 3
Oil
Chemicals
Spilled To:
Number
Barrels
Number
Barrels
Land
358
542
154
1,802
Water
5
11
2
0
Total
363
553
156
1,802
2008 Number of Spills by Class
Chemicals
Refineries
Marketing
Total
Class 1
2
3
0
5
Class 2
3
57
13
73
Class 3
11
324
106
441
Total
16
384
119
519
* Class 1 spills are 100 barrels or greater. Class 2 spills are greater than 1 barrel to less than 100 barrels (one barrel = 42 gallons).
