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New Flood-Related Oil Spills Reported In Colorado
2013-09-21 02:37:20| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
More spills were revealed Friday in a Colorado oilfield swamped by flood waters as cleanup efforts remained stalled due to high waters and regulators cautioned that more oil releases were likely to be found in coming days.
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In wake of Colorado floods, officials start counting oil and gas spills
2013-09-21 00:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: As floodwaters recede following epic storms that hit the region around Boulder, Colo., a week ago, officials are trying to get a grasp on the extent of oil and gas pollution triggered by the deluge. Oil spills and washed-out chemical tanks only add to the devastation of the unseasonable drenching, which killed 10 people. Another 200 are still unaccounted for, though that number is falling as phone and internet services come back online. Nearly 1,900 oil and gas wells were shut down ahead of...
Colorado flooding triggers oil spills, shutdowns
2013-09-20 18:17:58| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Liquid leaks from a tank south of Milliken, Colo., Thursday morning, Sept. 19, 2013, as flood waters are starting to recede from last weeks floods.
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Oil spills in flood-hit Colorado raise concerns over industry regulation
2013-09-20 14:36:52| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: At least two large oil spills have been confirmed in the wake of Colorado's historic floods -- with almost 20,000 gallons of oil being spilled into Colorado rivers -- raising fears of contamination and questions about the regulation of the state's growing oil and gas industry. On Wednesday, Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said that a 5,000 gallon tank had spilled oil into the South Platte River near the town of Millikin in flood-ravaged Weld County -- the most heavily drilled county in the state, with...
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Colorado now tracking 10 oil spills in flood zones
2013-09-19 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Denver Post: Rushing floodwaters loaded with heavy debris damaged oil and gas pipes and tanks, causing the two large spills that state and federal regulators were tracking Thursday. Another eight releases, whose cause is undetermined, were classified as minor by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission -- sheens, for example, coming off of a piece of equipment rather than a measurable volume of petroleum product. Anadarko Petroleum Corp. on Wednesday reported the two larger releases in Weld County....
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