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February 21, 2012

Nigeria can produce 4M barrels of oil a day

Shell: Nigeria can produce 4M barrels of oil a day
NECN
That crude later gets sold into the black market or cooked into crude gasoline or diesel at makeshift refineries that dot the Niger Delta, a maze of creeks and swamps about the size of Portugal. On one line recently depressurized, Shell found more than
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February 21, 2012

Thieves Spill 25 Gallons Onto BP Parking Lot

Fla. Gas Thieves Spill 25 Gallons Onto BP Parking Lot
WPBF West Palm Beach
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s officials said several suspects parked a van over the in-ground fuel tanks at a BP gas station near Tampa early Tuesday and began siphoning gasoline into the vehicle. Deputies said the suspects abandoned the van — with
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December 31, 2011

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Driver charged with causing blasts in NY village
Wall Street Journal
Officials say 1200 gallons of gas leaked from the pump before police turned off the store’s power. The fuel flowed into the sewer system and sparked numerous explosions in the neighboring village of Fort Edward. No one was injured.
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Vietnam checks gasoline quality amid rash of vehicular fires
Thanh Nien Daily
Vinh also told Tuoi Tre that although gasoline is flammable and can leak due to corrosive additives, it will not lead to a fire except when an ignition present. Denying that hot weather could burn the leaked fuel, the official said the ignition
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Thanh Nien Daily

Japan’s Kyushu restarts oil unit earlier after repair
Reuters
26 after a boiler tube steam leak. The southern Japan company has maximised fossil fuel-fired power generation as all of its nuclear reactors are shut with no schedule for restart amid public concerns in the wake of the Fukushima atomic crisis.
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Q&A: High-mileage Ford reluctant to start
Bellingham Herald
If the duty cycle is low, look for a vacuum leak. Q: My El Camino has an oil pressure gauge that flickers when you first turn on the key. The needle goes to max and then back to zero, where it quivers a bit. Once you start the car, the needle flickers
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Timeline: Worst nuclear submarine incidents
Reuters
A 2002 report said a torpedo fuel leak caused the massive explosion. February 9, 2001 – The nuclear submarine USS Greeneville’s rudder tears through the Ehime Maru’s lower deck during a fast surface maneuver, sinking the Japanese fishing boat within
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Preventing carbon monoxide leaks in your home
CTV.ca
If a leak is detected, paramedics said they use a cardiac monitor to see if there’s any carbon monoxide in a patient’s blood. “It’s passing a light through my blood, and it’s going to let me know how much carbon monoxide is circulating,” said Darryl
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Plane Crash at Mansfield Airport
Patch.com
According to local sources, the problem arose because of a small fuel leak. The plane, named Jabiru Calypso, was registered to an Attleboro man, Paul LaFratta, said Jim Peters, a spokesman from the FAA. It is not yet known if he was the pilot of the
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Devin McCourty, Patriots CB, talks about the matchup with the Bills on Sunday
WEEI.com
One it would still be a little oil leak in the last regular season you know you you’re grateful for your body’s — helping me a little less. One of the big changes under the new collective bargaining agreement was the a limitation on padded practices
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December 29, 2011

Diesel Spill News

Diesel fuel leaks into Fox River
Chicago Sun-Times
Workers continue cleaning up a diesel spill under the Sullivan road bridge in Aurora on Wednesday, December 27, 2011. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media AURORA — Approximately 1500 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from the Federal Aviation Administration
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Crews Clean Up Diesel Spill on Highway 75
KTEN
An estimated 50 to 100 gallons of diesel spilled on the highway. For a couple of miles, drivers were directed to frontage roads. Backed up traffic caused a minor collision two and a half miles north of the scene. “It just lost the wheel,” John Cherry
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UPDATED: Diesel fuel spill on I-80 Monday night
WFMJ
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Both lanes of Interstate 80, between Liberty and Hubbard, reopened Tuesday morning after HazMat crews worked to contain 100 gallons of spilled diesel fuel. Around 7:00 pm Monday night, an eastbound truck leaked diesel fuel
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Fuel cleanup near Nemaha scaled back
Omaha World-Herald
10 rupture of an underground pipeline, up to 65 workers from surrounding states were at the site, recovering spilled gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. As of this week, about a half-dozen workers remain, said Bruce Heine, a spokesman for pipeline owner
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Fuel spill backing up traffic on I-85 North in Gastonia
Gaston Gazette
A gasoline spill along I-85 North in Gastonia slowed traffic to a crawl for more than an hour Wednesday morning. The problem occurred after the driver of a garbage truck realized diesel fuel was leaking from his vehicle as he drove along I-85 North,
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December 29, 2011

Fuel Leak News

Fuel leak, blasts force evacuations in upstate NY
Wall Street Journal
AP FORT EDWARD, NY — Hundreds of residents are returning to their homes in an upstate New York village after being evacuated when a gasoline leak at a convenience store caused explosions in the sewer system. The Post-Star of Glens Falls reports
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Fuel shortages expected to improve
Primedia Broadcasting – Eyewitness News
The Energy Department on Wednesday said the recent fuel shortage that affected thousands of Gauteng motorists would gradually start to improve over the next few days. Petrol giant Shell halted deliveries after a leak at it’s Alberton depot led to the
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NHTSA Looking into Infiniti M45 Fuel Gauges, Ford, Chevy Van Corrosion Issues
MotorTrend Magazine
The road salt is also causing the fuel filler pipe to rust and leak in 2003 Chevrolet Express vans, but only those with a left side passenger door. The fuel filler pipes on these vans routes through the rear wheel well, leaving it exposed to road
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MotorTrend Magazine

Hundreds evacuated in Fort Edward, Hudson Falls due to gas leak
Glens Falls Post-Star
Several hundred residents pf Fort Edward and Hudson Falls were evacuated Tuesday night from their homes after a fuel leak got into the sewer system and caused numerous underground explosions. The leak started before 8 pm at the Cumberland Farms on Main
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North Shore Tribal Council opposes spent nuclear fuel rod repository in region
Elliot Lake Standard
Ozawanimke says in NWMO’s presentation, they said they have developed special leak-proof containers. “What they are saying is they are going to cast this into the rock in a multi-layered leak-proof vault. But this was not tested anywhere in the world.
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Flying manhole covers, broken dishes: Village residents recall night of fear
Glens Falls Post-Star
The fuel leak was at the Cumberland Farms on Main Street in Hudson Falls, but the gasoline was aided by pouring rain in flowing to Fort Edward, where it pooled. Michele Stimpson took her daughter to her brother-in-law’s house on Lower Broadway,
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Blasts led to panic, confusion
Albany Times Union
Unbeknown to the riverside Washington County town, a massive gasoline leak at a gas station in Hudson Falls had seeped into the sewage drains and traveled downstream. Somewhere along its route, the fuel ignited near Fort Edward, sparking a series of
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GM and Ford Getting Rusty: NHSTA Investigates Older Vans and Minivans
Wall St. Cheat Sheet
The agency believes its fuel filter pipe could corrode and leak fuel. It has already received five complaints from the “salt-belt” states (locations that use road salt during winter months) for rust issues on the Express vans.
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Ensuring safety in industry
Sherwood Park News
9, Ray Wilderman, vice president of electronics and Greg Kurtz, a Smart Site Solutions specialist, demonstrated exactly how the pipeline leak detection analytics work for a CityTV crew, who were filming United Protection’s TV commercial.
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Exploring the wildlife of Kenya: Autoweek TV
AutoWeek
NHTSA is also looking at a rust issue on the fuel pipe of the 2003 Chevy Express full-size van. The rust could result in a fuel leak. All right, the Dec. 26 issue of Autoweek magazine includes our Wish List. And one of those wishes was to take an
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Lamborghini Gallardo on Fire in Czech Republic [Video]
autoevolution
No details are available about the fire right now, but from what we can tell, this started in the engine bay. A gas leak could have resulted in fuel being sprayed onto the hot exhaust or engine block, setting the whole thing ablaze like a Ronson
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Defining the Future of Generation
energybiz
“It was a victory, not a disaster,” said Goetsch, since the first layer of protection actually stopped the radiation leak before the other two layers were even needed. As for the Fukushima incident in Japan, he said it may be impossible to fully shield
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Altyn T134 at Osh on Dec 28th 2011, hard landing, gear collapse and plane
The Aviation Herald
A fire fed by a fuel leak off the left wing erupted which was quickly extinguished by airport emergency services. One passenger received serious injuries, 24 people received minor injuries (concussions, bruises), 16 of which were taken to local
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The Aviation Herald

Plane slides off runway in Ft. Lauderdale
WTSP 10 News
The jet was bound for Teterboro, New Jersey. Little said the front wheel of the plane was knocked off when it hit the fence, and there appeared to be some damage to the nose. There was no apparent fuel leak, and no fire.
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WTSP 10 News

Sooke Fire Rescue Service reflects on 2011
Sooke News Mirror
Members of the Sooke Hazardous Materials Response Team attended three major requests for assistance in 2011 including the fuel tanker crash in Goldstream Park, a chlorine leak at a Victoria apartment building and an ammonia leak at a Langford sports
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Giant Vale ship gets China port OK
Reuters
The China Shipowners Association urged Beijing this month not to rush into any decision on allowing Vale’s ships into China, warning that the vessels have not been thoroughly tested and any oil leak from one could be catastrophic.
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An Illuminating Tradition: Easy Peasy Pillar Candles
HobbyFarms.com (blog)
The widely used votive and container-type candles require your candle holder to be fireproof, leak-free and crack-resistant. The fragrances come as oils that are added to the melted wax. They come in just about any scent you can image.
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HobbyFarms.com (blog)

50 Cent talks TI beef
S2Smagazine.com
Kelly Rowland pops in on “Single Ladies,” Kanye West and Jay-Z leak a new single, Beyoncé talks future plans and more! Tyra Banks teaches Conan O’Brien to “Smize,” Alicia Keys throws Swizz a birthday bash, Kelly Rowland promotes for Diddy and more!
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Briefs: New Scientist magazine
Chicago Tribune
Radiation damages rapidly dividing cells in the intestine, allowing harmful bacteria to leak into the bloodstream. Eva Guinan at Harvard Medical School found that boosting levels of a protein involved in the immune response against the bacteria
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