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A series of settlements in 2010 Gulf oil spill
2015-05-22 02:28:50| Energy - Topix.net
A committee of lawyers representing businesses and individuals claiming damages from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill announced a $211 million settlement Wednesday with Transocean Ltd., owner of the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon drilling rig. In a separate development, oil giant BP - which leased the rig from Transocean - reached settlements resolving years of complicated spill-related litigation with Transocean, and with contractor Halliburton, which did cement work on the rig before it exploded in April 2010.
Santa Barbara oil spill: Crude flowed 'well below' capacity in ruptured pipe
2015-05-22 02:28:49| Energy - Topix.net
The onshore pipeline behind this week's Santa Barbara oil spill was operating "well below its maximum operating capacity" when it ruptured and leaked more than 100,000 gallons of crude on coastal lands and into the ocean, the oil company said Thursday. The underground oil pipeline was carrying 1,300 barrels an hour, below its maximum capacity of 2,000 barrels an hour, said Rick McMichael of Plains All American Pipeline.
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Latest on California oil spill: Governor declares emergency
2015-05-22 02:28:48| Energy - Topix.net
A broken onshore pipeline spewed oil down a storm drain and into the ocean... . Crews from Patriot Environmental Services collect oil-covered seaweed and sand from the shoreline at Refugio State Beach, north of Goleta, Calif., Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
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Santa Barbara Oil Spill Adds Pipeline Operator Dismal Safety Record
2015-05-21 22:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Texas-based Plains All American Pipeline is reported to have a number of previous infractions. One of the company's pipelines also spilled an estimated 10,000 gallons near Los Angeles a year ago. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Near Santa Barbara, Calif., oil from a spilled pipeline now stretches across nine miles of Pacific Ocean coastline. The leak itself was stopped last Tuesday. Today, federal investigators are on the scene trying to pinpoint what caused it and why the line didn't automatically shut...
California oil spill: Aerial images reveal devastation 100,000 gallons oil spills
2015-05-21 18:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: From the air the oil shimmers, dark and sinister. On the ground, it is sticky and foul. A series of images released by environmental activists have revealed the true crisis confronting a stretch of California coastline after more than 100,000 gallons of oil were leaked into the ocean. As Governor Jerry Brown issued an emergency proclamation declared to speed the dedication of resources to the area, clean-up teams north of Santa Barbara embarked on a third day of efforts to remove patches of oil....
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