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British Petroleum Doubles Size Estimate Of Lake Michigan Oil Spill
2014-03-28 09:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Opposing Views: Just days after announcing that a leak, which spilled oil into Lake Michigan, had been stopped and the oil contained, British Petroleum doubled its estimate of the size of the spill. The leak was discovered Monday, according to a Chicago Tribune story, and cleanup crews went into action to contain the spill. NPR quoted a BP press release describing the cleanup efforts. "Lines of boom have been deployed to contain the oil and wind has blown oil toward the shore, where crews are vacuuming...
U.S. Senators request meeting w BP after Lake Michigan oil spill
2014-03-27 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: More oil than previously thought may have leaked into Lake Michigan this week from BP Plc's Indiana refinery, the company said on Thursday, after two U.S. Senators requested a meeting with the British oil major. The request from Senators Mark Kirk, a Republican and Dick Durbin, a Democrat, both from Illinois, came before BP issued its estimate that between 15 and 39 barrels of oil had spilled - more than an earlier assessment that nine to 18 barrels leaked on Monday. The Senators asked for details...
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BP refinery leaks oil into US lake
2014-03-26 08:15:52| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
BP's biggest refinery in the US spills crude oil into Lake Michigan after a malfunction but regulators say the leak has been contained.
UPDATE 2-Oil spills into Lake Michigan from BP refinery
2014-03-26 00:05:22| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
An unknown amount of oil leaked from BP Plc's Whiting refinery in Indiana into Lake Michigan after a mechanical glitch on Monday afternoon, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
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Oil spills into Lake Michigan from BP refinery
2014-03-25 09:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An unknown amount of oil leaked from BP Plc's Whiting refinery in Indiana into Lake Michigan after a mechanical glitch on Monday afternoon, the company confirmed on Tuesday. The discharge had stopped, the leak was contained, and no injuries were reported, the London-based company said in a statement on Tuesday. Related Aerial of BP Whiting Refinery BP Whiting Refinery As crews worked on the cleanup, the effect on Lake Michigan was not immediately clear. About 60 percent of the lake is covered...
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