american pipeline l.p. type public traded as nyse paa industry oil and gas industry founded 1998 1998 headquarters houston texas united states key people greg l. armstrong chairman and ceo 1 revenue us 43.464 billion 2014 1 us 42.249 billion 2013 operating income us 1.791 billion 2014 1 us 1.728 billion 2013 net income us 1.384 billion 2014 1 us 1.361 billion 2013 total assets us 22.256 billion 2014 1 us 20.360 billion 2013 parent plains gp holdings website paalp.com plains all american pipeline nyse paa is a publicly traded master limited partnership in the oil pipeline transportation marketing and storage business in the united states liquefied petroleum gas business in canada and natural gas storage business in michigan and louisiana . it owns about 37 million barrels 5 900 000 m of terminal and storage capacity and 15 000 miles 25 000 km of crude oil pipelines . its parent company plains gp holdings l.p. nyse pagp was formed as a holding company in 2013 to own and manage plains american pipeline . 2 in 2014 plains gp ranked 70 on the fortune 500 . 3 the company itself is headquartered in three allen center in downtown houston texas 4 was traded in 1993 and grew through investment originally in the cushing terminal in cushing oklahoma and mostly acquisition aimed at improving the transmission of oil to the midwest . 5 plains midstream canada an indirect subsidiary of plains all american pipeline does business in 5 provinces in canada and more than 40 u.s. states . 6 contents 1 acquisitions 2 controversy and legal troubles 2.1 little buffalo oil spill 2.2 rangeland pipeline incident 2.3 refugio oil spill 3 references 4 external links acquisitions edit major acquisitions include 1998 all american pipeline system 1999 scurlock permian 2001 assets of murphy oil company ltd. 2001 assets of canpet energy group 2002 pipeline assets from shell pipeline company 2004 capline pipeline system 2004 link energy pipeline system 2006 pacific energy partners 2009 paa vulcan natural gas storage and subsequent ipo in april 2010 controversy and legal troubles edit according to the epa and u.s. justice department plains all american pipeline has had 11 serious crude oil spills in five states that included texas louisiana oklahoma kansas and california . between june 2004 and september 2007 more than 273 000 gallons of crude oil were discharged from various pipelines owned by plains all american pipeline . according to the epa some of that oil ended up in rivers lakes and oceans . in 2010 the company reached a settlement with the epa for a 3.25 million civil penalty for violating the clean water act . the company also agreed to spend 41 million to upgrade more than 10 000 miles of crude oil pipelines . little buffalo oil spill edit one of the largest land based oil spills in north america the little buffalo oil spill occurred on april 29 2011 . the rainbow pipeline system owned by plains midstream canada ruptured spilling 28 000 barrels of oil in a fairly isolated stretch of boreal forest in northern alberta about four miles from the nearest homes in little buffalo alberta . it was reported to be the largest oil spill in alberta in 36 years . it was also the second spill in alberta within a two week period that year . 7 8 the local school was closed following the oil spill due to concerns about the effects of fumes . 9 rangeland pipeline incident edit heavy rains in early june 2012 caused a leak on a plains midstream canada 46 year old pipeline at jackson creek a tributary of the red deer river alberta which spilled approximately 1 000 3 000 barrels 160 000 475 000 litres of light sour crude into the red deer river . 10 11 12 in 2013 alberta s energy resource conservation board ercb issued a reprimand to plains mainstream for operational failures in connection with the oil spill . 13 plains midstream canada ulc was charged with three counts of violating environmental protection laws with possible fines of 1.5 m if found guilty . 14 refugio oil spill edit main article refugio oil spill on may 19 2015 a pipeline operated by plains all american pipeline ruptured north west of santa barbara california . 15 within 24 hours oil had polluted approximately nine miles of the santa barbara coast . the spill shut down the popular el capitan beach and campground just prior to the beginning of the summer high season memorial day weekend . most recent estimates of the spill have risen to over 105 000 u.s. gallons 2 500 barrels . 16 more than 20 000 u.s. gallons 480 barrels of crude oil is estimated to have spilled into the ocean . 17 the united states house committee on energy and commerce opened an investigation into the oil spill on june 25 2015 to gather information on maintenance of the line corrosion management and process of incident reporting . according to federal regulations companies are required to national response center and report the release of hazardous material at the earliest practicable moment . 18 according to preliminary findings of the federal pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration released in june corrosion had worn a pipeline section to less than an inch thick . 18 california governor s office of emergency services caloes director mark s. ghilarducci testified at the state legislative hearing on june 25 that it appeared that plains all american did not meet criteria for prompt notification . 18 by june 2015 the cost of cleanup rose to usd 92 million . 18 santa barbara county firefighters were among the first to discover the spill on may 18 2015 and they built a rim of rocks to prevent oil from running to the shoreline . 19 the coast guard received the first call about the spill at 12 39 p.m. on may 18 2015 . the united states environmental protection agency epa and the u.s. coast guard formed the unified command to respond to the spill . 19 according to the california department of fish and wildlife s office of spill prevention and response 20 ospr crews were among the first responders of the crude oil spill . by june 22 2015 they reported that 20 of the estimated 101 000 gallons of crude discharged into the environment some 21 000 gallons reached the pacific ocean . a unified command including ospr leadership was established in santa barbara to coordinate cleanup and recovery operations . as of june 22 operations continue with the focus shifting from cleanup to environmental restoration . ospr june 2015 ospr uses social media including twitter and facebook via calspillwatch to report updates on oil spills . 20 references edit a b c d e plains all american pipeline l.p. and subsidiaries form 10 k 2014 annual report . securities and exchange commission . securities and exchange commission . retrieved 1 march 2015 . form 10 k for plains gp holdings l.p. . securities and exchange commission . retrieved 25 may 2015 . plains gp holdings . fortune . retrieved 25 may 2015 . welcome to plains all american pipeline plains all american pipeline . retrieved on december 8 2009 . 1 company history retrieved on june 26 2013 plains midstream canada welsch e. may 5 2011 . size of oil spill in canada grows . wall street journal . vanderklippe n. may 4 2011 . costs for oil companies pile up after spill . the globe and mail . the globe and mail may 04 2011 . location of oil spill near little buffalo alta . plains midstream responds rangeland pipeline response bob weber june 14 2012 . alberta pressured to include leaks in environmental monitoring plan . financial post . retrieved 2012 06 16 . stephen ewart june 16 2012 . ewart calls growing for probe of aging pipeline system recent spills highlight ongoing risk . calgary herald . retrieved 2012 06 16 . cbc news february 26 2013 . plains midstream reprimanded for 2011 alberta oil spill . retrieved on 2013 02 27 . mcclure matt 26 april 2013 . plains midstream charged for largest alberta oil spill in decades fines could be as high as 1.5 m if found guilty . calgary herald . cooper lara 19 may 2015 . oil spill reported on coast near refugio state beach . noozhawk . retrieved 20 may 2015 . hayden tyler 20 may 2015 . as refugio oil slick spreads spill estimate rises . santa barbara independent . retrieved 21 may 2015 . frizell sam . california governor declares state of emergency after santa barbara oil spill . times inc. retrieved 21 may 2015 . a b c d california oil spill gushed like hose without a nozzle new york times via ap los angeles june 26 2015 retrieved june 27 2015 a b brugger kelsey may 28 2015 supes gently grill feds over refugio spill response county asks for timeline ; plains mum on emergency response plan santa barbara independent retrieved june 27 2015 a b c refugio incident santa barbara county may 19 2015 ospr june 22 2015 retrieved june 27 2015 external links edit companies portal houston portal official website paa pipeline map paa asset map 2014 see page 15 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title plains all american pipeline & oldid 743465916 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