Operator Error Caused 400,000-Gallon Crude Oil Spill Outside Midland, Texas

Operator Error Caused 400,000-Gallon Crude Oil Spill Outside Midland, Texas

By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News (May 26, 2023)

Pipeline safety groups and oil and gas watchdog organizations said the spill represents broader problems with the pipeline industry and how it is regulated. 

“All too often pipeline operators seem to get complacent in their operations and continue to hit the snooze button on leak detection alarm, all the while dumping hazardous product into the local ecosystem, breaking the public’s trust,” said Bill Caram, the Pipeline Safety Trust’s executive director.