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Exxon Pipeline Rupture: Amount of Oil Spilled Is Still Guesswork
2013-08-21 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Homeowners whose lives are still in limbo after thousands of gallons of oil streamed into their neighborhood from a ruptured pipeline on March 29 [3]might never know precisely how much of the sticky black goo oil actually spilled. The working estimate is that 5,000 barrels210,000 gallonsof Canadian heavy crude oil poured from a 22-foot break in ExxonMobil's Pegasus pipeline [4] on that Good Friday afternoon. But officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [5] and Exxon say the actual...
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Exxon's Pegasus Pipeline rupture started almost 70 years ago
2013-08-02 21:27:32| Chemicals - Topix.net
Investigators found that Exxon Mobil Corp.'s nearly 70-year-old Pegasus Pipeline had a defect from the original manufacturer that caused it to rupture in Mayflower, Ark., on March 29. The Hurst Metallurgical Research Laboratory found the pipeline failure "resulted from an original manufacturing defect of the electronic resistance welded pipe, " a ... (more)
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Rupture Discs withstand highly corrosive conditions.
2013-05-29 14:30:14| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
HPX-Ta™ Tantalum semicircular scored reverse acting rupture disc is designed for use in corrosive media such as bromine, chlorine, HCL, nitric acid, or sulfuric acid. Holder corrosion resistance can be enhanced by Tantalum lining or coating of holder inlet and/or Tantalum coating of holder outlet. Also available, HPX® Rupture Disc comes in 1–3 in. sizes with burst pressures up to 2,000 psig. Both products are compatible with HPX® Insert, HPX-PT®, or HPX Double Disc holders. This story is related to the following:Rupture Discs
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Mayflower Pipeline Rupture Pictures May Indicate Cause of Spill
2013-04-18 06:30:16| Chemicals - Topix.net
Nearly 3 weeks after the Mayflower oil spill, the cause is still unknown, but a pipeline safety consultant says the way the pipeline split explains a lot.
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When, exactly, did Exxon pipeline rupture begin?
2013-04-14 22:03:13| Chemicals - Topix.net
One of many unanswered questions about the Exxon Mobil pipeline rupture at Mayflower is when, exactly, were troubles first noted on the pipeline.
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