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Sea lion rescued from Santa Barbara oil spill dies at SeaWorld

2015-05-24 02:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A sea lion that became streaked with petroleum from an oil spill on California's Santa Barbara coastline this week has died after being taken to SeaWorld in San Diego to be cleaned and treated, officials said on Saturday. Up to 2,500 barrels (105,000 gallons) of crude petroleum gushed onto San Refugio State Beach and into the Pacific Ocean about 20 miles (32 km) west of Santa Barbara on Tuesday when an underground pipeline that runs along the coastal highway burst. The spill left a number of...

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Santa Barbara oil spill: Crude flowed 'well below' capacity in ruptured pipe

2015-05-22 04:07:26| Oil & Gas - 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 04:07:25| Oil & Gas - 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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