Oil & Gas • North America

Plains All American Pipeline

HEADQUARTERS: Houston, United States • FOUNDED: 1981

DESTRUCTION SCORE 89/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Oil & Gas sector, Plains All American Pipeline maintains a complex global operation spanning North America. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 169 Mt 104 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 519 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 2015 Incidents $1633.6M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $1003.9M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2021 Methane Flaring Infraction

Satellite monitoring detected unpermitted gas flaring exceeding national greenhouse caps at Plains All American Pipeline's primary extraction facilities.

2024 Pipeline Integrity Failure

Penalized by regional regulators for delayed pipeline valve replacements, which led to a crude oil leak into a nearby river reserve.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Methane Plume Detected

Satellite telemetry flagged a substantial methane plume at Plains All American Pipeline main compressor facility in Germany, exceeding regional caps by 212%.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Pipeline Safety Violation

Australia energy regulators assessed $5.2M USD in fines following an unannounced pressure valve inspection.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Emissions Intensity Sync

Revised annual metrics integrated into Biofail Index. Emissions intensity registered a 16.5% annual rise.

2024-01-15

PROBE Maritime Blowout Audit

Independent investigation into primary subsea safety valves and blowout preventer logs initiated by NGO partners.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

David Williams

Chief Executive

Linda Davis

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

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