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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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January 6, 2012

oil leak

The Bonga oil spill
Daily Sun
By Sun News Publishing On December 20, last year, Nigeria experienced yet another oil spill, the worst in over a decade. This was sequel to the leakage of a facility at the Bonga oil field belonging to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company …
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Oil steady as dollar gains cap rise on Iran
Reuters
It is a difficult time to be short oil I think," he said. Royal Dutch Shell has declared force majeure on its Nigerian Bonny Light crude oil exports, but this was related to a leak caused by "theft incidents" on the Nembe Creek Trunk Line in the Niger …
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Rena workers nervous as storm approaches
Stuff.co.nz
The expected seven-metre swells could cause more oil to leak from the ship. Maritime New Zealand spokesman Ross Henderson said plans to fight oil slicks were in place, and staffing would be ramped up for the storm. "The predictions are this is possibly …
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Foul smell from leak not as bad today in Concord
KGO-TV
It is not a sign of a new oil leak. Clean up crews returning from the holiday break lifted up some tarps and unleashed the smell — a residual effect from the leak in November. Foul smell from leak not as bad today in Concord.
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KGO-TV

BP still wants Halliburton to pay for whole Gulf oil spill cleanup
WKMG Orlando
In an ongoing effort to recover all the cleanup costs from Halliburton, oil giant BP has told a federal judge in New Orleans that the contractor was "grossly negligent" in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP and Halliburton sued each other in April …
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Standard Life’s Cumming Is Bullish on U.K. Equities After ‘Brutal’ 2011
Bloomberg
BP is also a long-term holding for the manager’s UK Equity Recovery Fund as the oil producer’s valuation is still being weighed down by the Deepwater Horizon explosion and the subsequent oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico last year. …
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Richie and his merry men topped off month
Taranaki Daily News
Early on in the month, the Rena disaster caught the attention of the nation as oil from the stricken container ship hit Bay of Plenty beaches, affecting bird and marine life. About 350 tonnes of oil leaked from the vessel and containers off the ship …
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Shale drilling is a disaster waiting to happen
Cumberland Times-News
They leak from age, stress, inferior materials and premature leaks occur. Failure results in leaks that contaminate subterranean and surface water. Dimock, Pa., is now without drinking water. Caves and fissures also carry ground water. …
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Shoal Point Energy Ltd. Announces Commencement of Drilling Operations and …
MarketWatch (press release)
The leak-off test is designed to assess the matrix rock properties and hydrocarbon saturation of the formation, as identified by NuTech, our petrophysical consultants, so that programs for stimulation of the Green Point Formation may be designed in the …
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Fireplace safety — what to do
Town Crier Newspapers
The biggest danger with gas-burning fireplaces is a gas leak, which can lead to death from inhaling toxic gases such as carbon monoxide, sulfur or carbon dioxide, or by causing an explosion. Unlike wood-burning fireplaces, gas-burning fireplace …
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The do’s and don’ts of septic system care
Village News Network
Failure to do this can cause the sludge to build up, reducing the capacity of the tank and eventually causing sludge to leak into the drain field, which is a serious problem. Do throw cooking oil and grease in the trash. Save your drainpipes and …
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NGCP announces power interruption on Jan 7
Philippine Information Agency
D1-NWMA Division Head Avelino Dawis said, their technical personnel will conduct replacement of breaker pole of PCB55AU4 due to SF6 gas leak at Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur Substation. According to him affected in the power interruption are areas served …
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GUEST ESSAY: What’s the big hurry on hydrofracking?
Greece Post
There is at present no way to be sure this will not leak into our wells and municipal water supplies. I was deeply saddened to see the last page of the first section of the Dec. 18 edition, and read of the precious children who have been lost to …
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WilmerHale | Recently Enacted Pipeline Safety Act Will Increase Federal …
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
Additional regulations regarding integrity management programs, shut-off valves, leak detection systems, and excess flow valves could be proposed as DOT completes the numerous studies that are required by the Act. Specifically, the Act: Requires DOT to …
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Shell chooses Parker Hannifin for instrumentation
Plant Engineer
Huggins cites, in particular, Parker’s new products, which, he says, can dramatically reduce the number of potential leak paths in a fluid flow system, and improve ergonomics for instrumentation and maintenance engineers. Shell chooses Parker Hannifin …
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Fears ease over impact of strike on Nigerian crude
London South East
Production has resumed from Nigeria’s 200000 barrel per day (bpd) offshore Bonga oilfield, Shell said on Thursday, after the facility was shut down by a loading accident that caused the country’s biggest oil spill in 13 years. …
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Obamamobile: Up In Flames
WHTC (blog)
"If positioned properly, the battery component cover could interfere with the hose clamps, potentially causing a coolant leak from the cooling hose. If coolant enters the battery compartment, an electrical short could occur possibly resulting in a fire …
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December 30, 2011

diesel leak news

Clean-up under way in Fox River fuel leak
Chicago Tribune
AURORA, Ill.— Authorities in northern Illinois are dealing with a diesel fuel spill on the Fox River. Officials in Aurora say almost 1500 gallons of fuel leaked from a Federal Aviation Administration facility on Wednesday. The FAA says the fuel flowed …
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Fuel spill stretching across Fox River
WGNtv.com
Fifteen-hundred gallons of diesel fuel spills into the Fox River in Aurora and crews are racing right now to contain it. The fuel came from a federal facility, and started leaking early Wednesday morning. The spill entered the river at Sullivan Road, …
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Nigeria: Year 2011 – Not Quite Good for the Oil Industry
AllAfrica.com
However, the company said over 450000 litres of premium motor spirit (PMS) have been drained from an oil leak site at Isheri. Shell Nigeria said it shut its offshore Bonga oil field for maintenance. Within the month, the new Petroleum Products Pricing …
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A Year in Review:
Azle News
A diesel fuel leak at a local gas station causes Azle firefighters to rush to the scene to prevent a potential explosion. Jeffrey Lamar, 34, is sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to intoxication manslaughter in the death of former …
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Azle News

Expert Guide to buying a Vauxhall Corsa
MSN Cars UK
Water pumps have been known to seize while exhausts break and leak too. In the main, it’s brakes, tyres and exhausts, all those easy to abuse and neglect items. At the very least get your Corsa MOT’d before you buy… Everyone wants a small, …
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2011 was big year for building in Cheney
Cheney Free Press (registration)
The spill was cleaned up and the Department of Ecology said it did not leak into ground water. Youth involved with the Civil Air Patrol and Naval Sea Cadet Corps participated in winter survival training at Camp Comia, located just north of Cheney. …
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UK Environmental News

Scottish airport and university slash emissions
A greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction scheme has seen Edinburgh Airport and Edinburgh Napier University become the first organisations to pass the standard. […]
Consumers sitting on e-waste cash mountain
British households are individually throwing away £800 worth of electrical appliances every year that could be reused or recycled according to new research. […]
New Thames Tunnel consultation set to launch
Thames Water has unveiled plans to launch an additional four-week consultation round on amendments to its proposed Thames Tunnel project. […]
O2 unveils carbon footprint of its services
Telecoms giant O2 has joined forces with the Carbon Trust to measure the carbon footprint of its services - becoming, it has claimed, the first network operator to gain certification. […]
Nestlé shows real bottle in lightweight packaging
Nestlé Waters claims to have developed the UK's lightest bottled water product with the opening of its new £35m production factory in Buxton last week. […]
Scotland records accelerated fall in trade waste
Commercial waste arisings are falling at a faster rate than household waste across Scotland according to official figures released yesterday (May 17). […]
Negative energy price spikes can be halved, says Davey
Climate change polices could slash volatility in global oil, gas and coal prices by 50% by 2050, energy secretary Ed Davey has claimed. […]
CRC 'stealth tax' damaging attempts to cut carbon
New research being presented to Parliament today (May 17) indicates that attempts to encourage some of the UK's largest organisations to cut carbon have been hit by a change in government policy. […]
Delay to Solar tariff cut is confirmed
DECC confirmed today that the next round of cuts to the Feed-in Tariff for solar PV has been 'delayed'. […]
Business engagement will drive economy, says Ofwat
Managing business customer expectations and creating a sustainable water supply legacy needs to be the challenge water companies address, according to Thames Water and Ofwat. […]