je.st
news
Texas company in California oil spill said leak 'extremely unlikely'
2015-06-08 01:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A Texas company whose ruptured pipeline created the largest coastal oil spill in California in 25 years had assured the government that a break in the line, while possible, was extremely unlikely. The company also said state-of-the-art monitoring could quickly detect possible leaks and alert operators, documents show. Nearly 1,200 pages of records, filed with state regulators by Plains All American Pipeline, detail a range of defences the company established to guard against crude oil spills...
Tags: company
california
texas
oil
Category:Electronics and Electrical