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Exxon's 22-Foot Rupture Illustrates Tremendous Operating Pressure of Oil Pipelines
2013-04-12 14:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: The rupture in the ExxonMobil pipeline that sent a river of oil through a suburban neighborhood in Mayflower, Ark. is now known to be 22 feet long and 2 inches wide [3]. That's almost four times larger than the six-foot pipeline tear that sent more than one million gallons of Canadian dilbit into Michigan's Kalamazoo River in 2010, the worst accident of its kind in U.S. history. The size and speed of the release through a long opening, thin as a mail slot, shines a spotlight on just how quickly...
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Exxon Mobil Pipeline Rupture and Train Derailment Oil Spill, Exemplifies Concerns of Keystone XL
2013-03-31 18:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: On Friday, an Exxon Mobil pipeline ruptured spilling an estimated 84,000 gallons of heavy crude oil from the Canadian tar sands region, causing the evacuation of 22 homes in the small town of Mayflower, Ark., about 20 miles north of Little Rock. According to Exxon, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers the incident a "major spill." The 20-inch Pegasus pipeline runs 858 miles from Patoka, Ill. to Nederland, Texas. According to a Saturday press release from Exxon, 189,000 gallons of...
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Exxon Mobil could be fined $1.7 million for pipeline rupture
2013-03-26 10:43:14| Chemicals - Topix.net
Federal pipeline regulators have proposed $1.7 million in penalties against Exxon Mobil Corp.
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Double Rupture Disc Assembly prevents contamination.
2013-02-04 14:28:01| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Available in materials ranging from stainless steel to Hastelloy and Duplex, Double-Disc Assembly comprises primary and secondary bursting discs that are both reverse-acting, both forward-acting, or combination, plus pressure gauge or switch to monitor space between discs. In event of chemical attack causing pinholing of primary disc, secondary disc prevents pollution of environment, while intermediate pressure sensor alerts process managers and maintenance teams of need to replace disc. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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