The whole Lanzhou-Chengdu-Chongqing Pipeline was jolted by the strong quake, triggering its automatic alarm systems. The filter of Chengdu Oil Transportation Station leaked. Telecommunications between Chengdu and its surrounding areas were completely cut off, and oil transportation stations in that area lost contact with each other. Beijing Oil and Gas Pipeline Control Center immediately stopped the pipeline's oil transportation.
CNPC Pipeline Company launched its grade-1 emergency response plan. It established an on-site disaster-relief headquarters at Chengdu Oil Transportation Station to organize all staff of Lanzhou-Chengdu-Chongqing Pipeline to conduct quick inspections and repairs of pipelines, stations, equipment and facilities. The repairs headquarters and all repair teams were ready for a grade-1 emergency repair mission, and helicopters were waiting for orders. Emergency measures were taken to ensure smooth communications. All employees along the pipeline were evacuated to safe areas. By 7am on May 13, no leaks had been found in the trunk line and no casualties had been reported, though some sections of the pipeline were affected by landslides.
With the joint efforts of all staff along the pipeline, the Lanzhou-Chengdu-Chongqing Pipeline resumed operations at 12:38pm on May 13. Deliverability has now reached 600 cubic meters per hour, guaranteeing oil supplies for earthquake rescue and relief activities.
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