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House Democrats call for hearing oil, gas spills in Colorado floods

2013-09-30 15:35:51| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Al Jazeera: Two House Democrats are urging Congress to investigate oil and gas spills caused by massive flooding in Colorado a state where the number of oil and gas wells has doubled since 2006, when horizontal drilling and fracking were introduced. Congressmen Jared Polis, D-Colo., and Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., in a letter sent Friday to the House Natural Resources Committee, called for a hearing on the spills. DeFazio is the committee's senior Democrat. Not only have my constituents been dealing with...

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Two more oil spills caused by flooding in Colorado

2013-09-24 14:36:22| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: A total of 27,000 gallons of oil - the equivalent of about two storage tanks - have been spilled into the South Platte River from flood-damaged tanks as of Monday. The latest spills are a 36 barrel release at a Noble Energy location between Evans and LaSalle and a 26 barrel spill at an Anadarko Petroleum site near Johnstown, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said. About 1,300 wells remained shut down because of the flooding, down from 1,900 last week. In its update, the commission...

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Colorado flood-related oil spills rise, but how does that compare to a swimming pool?

2013-09-24 05:56:05| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Colorado oil and gas regulators are now tracking eight "notable" releases from industry equipment damaged by the floods that buckled roads and torn apart bridges across 4,500 miles of the state.

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Floods cause massive oil spills in Colorado, US

2013-09-24 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology

Massive oil spills amounting to around 22,000 gallons are being surveyed by state regulators in the river waters of Colorado as a result of heavy floods that hit the state last week.

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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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