Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. has agreed to
pay about $95,400 to settle a civil complaint arising from accidental
drilling-fluid spills.
The spills occurred in Allegheny, Washington
and Westmoreland counties last year during boring operations associated
with construction of the Mariner East pipeline, according to a consent
decree with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
More than 1,000 gallons of fluid spilled in
six separate instances, the Department said. The company also failed to
implement proper erosion and sedimentation controls at certain project
sites, .
Mariner East runs from Delmont, Westmoreland
County, to the Marcus Hook facility near Philadelphia. Sunoco is
lengthening the pipeline, from Delmont to Houston, Washington County.
The pipeline carries propane and ethane east to the facility.
While issues Sunoco Logistics (NYSE: SXL)
deals with the fallout connected to thee Mariner East pipeline, the
Philadelphia-based owner and operator of oil terminals and pipelines
recently said it is working to build a second pipeline in the second phase of its project, Mariner East II.
The company declined comment.