EnLink’s Operations, Engineering, Operational Excellence, and Environmental, Health, and Safety teams work to operate our assets efficiently, safely, and reliably for our customers. We strive to ensure the integrity of our assets, prioritize safety, and minimize our environmental impact throughout our systems.

Mechanical and Pipeline Integrity

Our dedicated Asset Integrity Management team utilizes compliance-focused programs and practices that guide our approach and commitment to asset safety. We invest in monitoring, maintenance, and controls that help us safely and reliably deliver energy products and serve our customers.

Our processes include pipeline smart tool runs, pressure testing, cathodic protection, and robust corrosion management. Our Pipeline Integrity team routinely performs tests that meet or exceed regulatory requirements, reducing risk and increasing our ability to reliably transport products. Our Pipeline Control team monitors our pipeline systems 24/7 from a dedicated Pipeline Control room that uses technology such as leak detection monitoring software, which reduces response time to potential incidents and increases our asset and system reliability.

Through these practices and technologies, our efforts seek to drive down risks and prevent leaks, spills, and releases. We further protect our assets through a mechanical integrity program, the standards of which are aligned with those of industry organizations and regulators, such as the American Petroleum Institute, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. Additionally, our pipeline and tank inspection and testing programs adhere to industry standards.

Moreover, in the event incidents do occur, we seek to learn from them. Our clearly defined post-event investigative process is focused on identifying root causes and determining appropriate corrective or preventative actions.

Leak Detection, Inspection, and Spill Prevention Program

We design and construct our facilities according to company, engineering, and industry standards. In addition, we strive to operate our assets in a compliant and ethical manner to prevent and minimize spills and releases. These standards and operational programs include:

  • Facility design standards
  • Asset integrity equipment inspections
  • Installation of containment systems
  • Emergency preparedness training
  • Spill prevention control and countermeasure plan
  • Emergency response plans, including facility-specific plans, and tabletop and full-scale emergency response drills

Our operating assets are monitored and surveilled daily by operations personnel focused on the detection of leaks, damage, equipment shutdowns, and other potential hazards or issues. We perform aerial patrols to inspect our pipeline rights-of-way, supplement our leak detection program, and help to identify high consequence areas. Additionally, many of our compressor stations utilize vibration monitoring for preventive maintenance and performance enhancement.

Our Geographic Information System (GIS) equips employees with a suite of applications that communicate real-time data in the field and on location, helping our field teams execute tasks safely. Our GIS technology provides access to live system pressures, land survey and access data, construction and project status, engineering details, emergency response plans, and weather radar. Providing quick and easy access to this data allows for increased productivity and efficiency, asset and system reliability, safe operations, and quicker response times by our teams.

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