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Enbridge Shuts Oil Pipeline to U.S. After Spill in Canada
2014-12-18 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Canadian oil supplies to the U.S. Midwest were disrupted after Enbridge Inc. (ENB) shut a pipeline because of a leak. The company isolated its Line 4 pipe at the Regina terminal in Saskatchewan yesterday after about 1,350 barrels of oil were released within an on-site pumping station, according to a statement. The company is excavating the line around a pumphouse and hasnt provided an estimate for how long repairs may take, Gerard Kay, deputy chief of operations at Regina Fire and Protective...
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Enbridge reports spill at Regina pump station; says spill contained on site
2014-12-18 04:56:57| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Enbridge Inc. says there has been a spill of an estimated 1,350 barrels of oil from its Line 4 pipeline at the Regina Terminal in Saskatchewan. "Nearby residents and businesses may detect a faint odour," it said, but added that air monitoring has shown "levels are well within safety limits."
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After Oil Spill in Bangladesh's Unique Mangrove Forest, Fears About Rare Animals
2014-12-16 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Oil from a wrecked tanker is creating a disaster in the waters of Bangladesh's Sundarbans, the largest contiguous tidal mangrove forest in the world and a haven for a spectacular array of species, including the rare Irrawaddy and Gangetic dolphins and the highly endangered Bengal tiger. "This catastrophe is unprecedented in the Sundarbans, and we don't know how to tackle this," Amir Hossain, chief forest official of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, told reporters. Named for the native sundari...
Advanced oil spill management industry collaborates for better response
2014-12-15 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Norway-based Aptomar has partnered with several key industry players as part of a new research project to improve oil spill management via communication infrastructure and management systems. The companys co-founder, Lars Solberg, gives Offshore Tec
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India on alert after oil spill in Sundarbans
2014-12-12 14:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Authorities on India's eastern coast are on alert after a tanker and another vessel collided, spilling more than 350,000 liters of furnace oil into the waters of the Sundarban tidal mangrove forests in neighboring Bangladesh. "We are taking all precautionary measures," Pradeep Vyas, additional director of India's Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, told Reuters on Friday. The Indian Coast Guard and Border Security Force are both monitoring the situation, and boats are patrolling the rivers that connect...
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