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Major oil pipeline leaks more than 7,000 gallons of crude oil into Ohio nature preserve
2014-03-19 01:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The leak, which occurred on a line operated by Mid-Valley Pipeline Co, a division of Sunoco, was discovered at 8:20 p.m. EDT on Monday (0020 GMT Tuesday). The company shut the line, which helped reduce the pressure of the leaking oil, an EPA spokeswoman said, but it was unclear if oil was still spewing from the pipe. Some oil reached a wetland a mile away and on Tuesday, clean-up crews were preparing to vacuum the wetland, located 20 miles north of Cincinnati. The oil did not appear to have...
Months after oil train derailment, crude still found Alabama swamp
2014-03-15 17:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmental regulators promised an aggressive cleanup after a tanker train hauling 2.9 million gallons of crude oil derailed and burned in a west Alabama swamp in early November amid a string of North American oil train crashes. So why is dark, smelly crude oil still oozing into the water four months later? The isolated wetland smelled like a garage when a reporter from The Associated Press visited last week, and the charred skeletons of burned trees rose out of water covered with an iridescent...
Crude oil prices gain ahead of Sunday's referendum on Crimean secession
2014-03-15 13:04:41| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A pump jack dwarfs a house northwest of Calgary, in a Sept. 28, 2004 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh The price of oil rose Friday on concerns that tensions over Ukraine could rise with this weekend's referendum on Crimean secession.
UPDATE 3-New York's Albany County seeks to limit crude oil processing
2014-03-13 02:59:50| Biotech - Topix.net
New York's Albany County issued a moratorium on Wednesday on the expansion of crude oil processing in the Port of Albany, pending a public health investigation.
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As Crude Oil Shipments Soar, Rail Carriers Step Up Safety
2014-03-11 21:05:52| ENR.com: Headline News
After several high-profile accidents involving crude oil shipments, railroad carriers and regulators pursue higher standards of care.
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