Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Industry Pipeline safeguards broke down in December oil spill By Daily Report Staff - February 15, 2022 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint A corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled 350,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a New Orleans-area wetland did not have a fully functioning leak detection system at the time, ABC News reports. The s… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.