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Leak shuts up to 27 UK oil fields
2013-01-16 10:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A pipeline system servicing up to 27 oil fields has been shut down after a leak on the Cormorant Alpha platform, north-east of Shetland. The fields affected, and another eight associated platforms, produce about 10% of the UK's oil output. Hydrocarbons were detected inside a leg of the Cormorant Alpha platform. Its operator, Taqa Bratani, has removed non-essential workers as a precaution and said the leak had been contained. Shutting down the platform affects the whole Brent pipeline...
Leak at Cormorant Alpha platform forces shut down of 27 UK oil fields
2013-01-16 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has closed the Cormorant Alpha platform and 27 associated pipeline oil fields in the northern UK North Sea, after hydrocarbons were detected in one of the platform legs.
UN climate experts deny secrecy after new leak
2013-01-09 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.N. panel of climate scientists has rejected criticism that it is too secretive after a blogger sceptical about global warming published a leaked draft on Tuesday of one of its massive reports. The panel, whose work is a guide for governments deciding whether to make billion-dollar shifts away from fossil fuels, said it welcomed comments from all to fine-tune the report whose final version is due to be published in 2014. "All scientific comments submitted through the review process will...
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Methane Leak Data Highlights Concerns About Natural Gas Drilling
2013-01-03 18:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Yale Environment 360: Methane Leak Data Highlights Concerns About Natural Gas Drilling e360 digest 03 Jan 2013: Methane Leak Data Highlights Concerns About Natural Gas Drilling A pair of ongoing studies show unexpectedly high methane leakage from some oil and gas fields in the U.S., findings that underscore concerns that the climate benefits of the natural gas boom may be overstated. Researchers from the University of Colorado at Boulder say new data indicates that as much as 4 percent...
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