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February 13, 2012
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Fuel thief causes headaches


Fuel thief causes headaches in Burnaby
News1130

 

BURNABY (NEWS1130) – Burnaby Fire spent much of the morning cleaning up a fuel spill and it was all thanks to a thief.

 

A man was siphoning fuel from a parked semi-truck around 3 a.m.. The suspect was spooked by someone passing by and took off without capping the hose.

 

Burnaby Fire Assistant Chief Ken Moore says the gas started flowing down Lowland Drive near North Fraser Way.

 

"The fuel was leaking down the road towards a river, so our HazMat crew went down and put up a dike and they stopped the flow."

 

 

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Oil spills can have a devastating effect on our surroundings. Walking on oil spills can cause people to slip and injure themselves. It can also produce intense fires when accidentally ignited which can do considerable damage to the facility and the environment.

 

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February 13, 2012
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fuel tanker spill in Rabun County


Crews Work To Keep Tanker Spill Out Of River
WYFF Greenville

 

A fuel tanker spill in Rabun County shut down part of Highway 76 Saturday. Police in Oconee, South Carolina said the road re-opened around 8 p.m. Saturday.

 

Police originally said the crash would keep Highway 76 closed all of Saturday night and until at least noon Sunday.  Authorities said the tanker overturned just before 9 a.m., just over the state line from South Carolina.

 

The truck was carrying 8,800 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel. Crews from Oconee and Anderson counties responded to help clean-up the spill.

 

 

 

Absorbents for all situations and conditions

 

SERPRO Absorbents are essential to keep workplaces clean and safe. Designed to handle all type of liquid spills from water to oil, hazmat and chemical spills, these absorbents are available in different weights and sizes such as pads, mats, socks and booms. Other chemical and oil absorbents, such as specialized adsorbents and loose absorbents, are also available.

Spills and leaks are inevitable for any facility which is why it is important to have the right set of absorbents handy when these happen.

Here at SERPRO, we supply a variety of absorbents for virtually any kind of spill. For general spill cleanups such as water or coolants during industrial operations, stock up on General Purpose Absorbents. For oil spills within storage facilities or on bodies of water, be sure to have Oil Only Absorbents, Booms and Socks. For spills that need special care and handling, we have Specialty Absorbents that can do the job for you.

 

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February 12, 2012
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KEROSENE leak from a storage tank


Ribble Valley hotel fined £5k after leak kills fish
Lancashire Telegraph

 

A KEROSENE leak from a storage tank at a luxury hotel in East Lancashire caused environmental devastation to a 150-metre stretch of a waterway.

Brown trout were killed and a duck left covered in oil after the spillage from equipment at the Higher Trapp Hotel, in Trapp Lane, Simonstone, Reedley magistrates heard.

An independent ecological survey showed that a host of smaller invertebrates were also seriously affected along Simonstone Brook.

But hotel bosses have insisted vandals were probably responsible for damaging the storage tank, which led to a major clean-up in April.

Stefan Sikorski, managing director of Lakeside Collections, which owns the Higher Trapp, admitted breaching two enviromental regulations covering the storage of oil.

Magistrates fined the hotel chain, based in Walshaw Road, Bury, £5,000 with £1,250 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.

 

 

Cleans up oil spills safely and efficiently

SERPRO’s Oil-Only Spill Kits contain all the materials you need for a fast and effective oil spill cleanup. These kits contain oil absorbents that absorb oil and petroleum – or other hydrocarbon-based products – while repelling water. Ideal for use on dry land and bodies of water like streams, harbors, rivers and other waterways.

Oil spills can have a devastating effect on our surroundings. Walking on oil spills can cause people to slip and injure themselves. It can also produce intense fires when accidentally ignited which can do considerable damage to the facility and the environment.

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February 12, 2012
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150 gallons of fuel spilled in a maintenance area at O’Hare Airport


150 Gallons of Fuel Spill, Cleaned Up at O’Hare Airport
MyFox Chicago

 

Chicago – About 150 gallons of fuel spilled in a maintenance area at O’Hare Airport Friday morning.

 

The approximately 150 gallons fuel for snow ploughs spilled from a tanker about 6 a.m., Fire Media spokesman Kevin McGregor said. He said vacuum trucks had it cleaned up within an hour and that the spill was in a maintenance area, not on a runway.

 

A Level 1 Hazmat called for the spill was secured at about 7 a.m., he said.

 

 

 

Soak up oil and fuels safely and effectively with our absorbent anti-static mats. These static-dissipative mats are ideal for use in fueling areas and places where flammable vapours can be present. The static-dissipative oil absorbent mats come boxed in a static-dissipative bag to help lower the build-up of static charges.

 

Fuel storage depots and aircraft re-fuellers should consider these new safety products when refilling their spill response kits.

 

Extremely versatile heavyweight non-bonded oil and fuel pad that can be used indoors or outdoors, in the wet or dry. SERPRO Oil Only Pads will float on water and only absorb the oil

 

 

These pads are perfect for the absorption of hydrocarbon spills. They are the perfect solution where static electricity poses a problem. Deploy around flammable liquids. Ideally used in dry environments with low humidity or confined spaces where flammable vapours may be present.

 

SERPRO Oil Only products are ideal when you need to blanket a larger spill either indoor or out and when absorbing only the oil, and not the water, is essential.

 

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February 11, 2012
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Concordia spill almost 500000 gallons of heavy fuel


Concordia Wreck at Risk of Collapse, Spilling
Discovery News
Plunging to the seabed would most likely cause the tanks to rupture and spill almost 500000 gallons of heavy fuel into the island’s pristine waters. The island of Giglio lies within the Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals, and is home to …

 

The capsized Costa Concordia cruise liner has shifted 24 inches toward the open sea since it ran aground the Tuscan coast of Giglio island on Jan. 13, according to 26 days of monitoring by the University of Florence, Italy

 

Although researchers assured there is no immediate risk that the ship will roll from its precarious resting place, environment minister Corrado Clini admitted Wednesday that "the risk for a collapse is quite real."

 

"The more time passes, the weaker the hull becomes. We cannot guarantee that it has not been compromised already," Clini said during a hearing at the Italian Senate.

 

Absorbs oil and repels water

 

Our oil-only absorbents are hydrophobic – they won’t absorb water – they only absorb and contain oil based and hydrocarbon liquids from water. They are quick acting and can be used with all fuels. They can be used outdoors, even in the rain, and will float on water. Available in a wide variety of sizes to suit any application, these oil absorbents (or oil sorbents) include pads, rolls, sweeps, socks, booms and pillows.

 

Oil spills can be devastating. Regardless of the type of oil that was spilled, the amount and its location, SERPRO has the right oil spill containment solution for you. For oil spills in lakes, streams or rivers, use Oil-Only Absorbent Socks, Booms and Skimmers. For oil leaks in production floors, stock up on Oil-Only Absorbent Pads, Socks and Rolls.

 

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January 14, 2012
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Alert – fuel leak

 

 

 

Officials: NJ Transit Fuel Spill Contained, Hasn’t Affected Delaware
Patch.com
An estimated 26000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into the lakes from a New Jersey Transit garage in Washington Township Thursday morning. Officials believe a failed gasket caused the leak from two 16000-gallon fuel storage tanks at the facility. …
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125000 gallons of gasoline leak in Wellington
Chronicle-Telegram
Trucks with large vacuum hoses are sucking fuel out of the water, and several dozen vehicles are involved, he said. He said the Wellington Fire Department will let residents know when they can return to their homes. The pipeline, which is owned by …
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Sewage pipe breaks at Washington Lake
NJ.com
By Michelle Caffrey Washington Township faced a one-two punch of containment and cleanup after a sewage pipe leaked raw sewage into Washington Lake Park on Friday. The leak occurred the day after a fuel spill dumped an estimated 26000 gallons into …
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NJ.com

TVA plans more nuclear openness to counter worries
Chattanooga Times Free Press
He said TVA investigated further and determined that there is no active leak now. “That doesn’t mean we’ve stopped looking,” Carlin said. “And we’ll keep people informed.” He said experts believe the tritium plume is stable and isn’t going to move to …
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Chattanooga Times Free Press

Caldwell woman arrested after hitting semitrailer Friday night
Northwest Cable News
The impact of the crash caused a leak in the fuel take of the semitrailer, spilling upwards of 75 gallons onto the freeway. Crews blocked the the right lane for three hours while they cleaned up. Police arrested Arreola-Cisneros for Inattentive Driving …
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Smartphone charger uses water…MacGuyver would be proud
DVICE
The Powerpukk cartridges are described as non-corrosive and leak proof, and can be used with fuel cells rating from 1W to 3kW. Plus, given you can buy replacement cartridges allowing a reuse of the charger over and over, the PowerTrekk is green as well …
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Ipswich: Clean-up work starts after major petrol spill at garage
East Anglian Daily Times
A spokeswoman for Asda said: “Unfortunately there was an isolated leak at our Ipswich store petrol station which has been stopped. “We are now in the process of cleaning up the spilt fuel and are working with the relevant agencies to identify the cause …
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Too soon to measure impact of Xmas Island ship break-up: Environmentalists
ABC Online
That’s quite possible, I mean oil did leak from the boat, from the ship. It’s been very rough weather in the area up until the last day or so. So there hasn’t been an ability to get boats out there to have a look or put divers down. …
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Illinois 9 reopened near Gibson City after train derailment
Bloomington Pantagraph
No leak occurred, and the highway was cleared for traffic by 1 am, Ford County sheriff’s police said. Neighboring businesses had been forced to close and Illinois 9 was closed temeporarily. The train cars “dug in” to the ground after tracks broke …
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NHTSA: White House had no role in Volt fire disclosures
The Detroit News
During the “slow roll,” an additional quart of coolant leaked. While upside-down, the coolant came in contact with the printed circuit board electronics at the top of the battery pack. NHTSA denied that the government’s push for higher fuel economy …
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Morning Crash and Fuel Spill Snarls Traffic
WLTX.com
Two other trucks also crashed after the first truck overturned and there is a fuel leak and debris on the roadway. Officials say they hope to get the scene cleared to ease the morning commute soon. Right now one lane is getting by. …
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review
Nuclear Street – Nuclear Power Portal (blog)
On Sunday crews found purified water leaking from an air fin cooler in the system that circulates water in the spent fuel tank of unit 4. On Monday workers found about three gallons of water had leaked near an evaporative concentration apparatus from a …
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Good Deeds: Thanks to owner of R&M Cyclery
The State Journal-Register
I found out that I had a gas leak in my home that CILCO deemed a hazardous condition. They came out to discover my basement had several leaks and was filled with gas, and the entire attic of my garage was filled with gas. They had to turn the gas off, …
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Carbon monoxide poisoning a dangerous threat to children during cold weather …
HealthCanal.com
When there is a CO leak, children are often the first affected by it and can suffer severe effects, including death. Of the 20000 people who visit emergency rooms each year for carbon monoxide poisonings, children have highest rates of CO-related …
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Solution to euro crisis now more urgent than ever
Irish Independent
Unless evidence of large-scale tax evasion or other fraud is uncovered, far better to let discretion be the better part of valour and just plug the leak. However, the fact that the computer systems of the various government departments and agencies are …
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Ohio gasoline leak forces at least 50 from homes
WFMJ
The leak was reported late Thursday night. Hazardous materials crews worked to keep the fuel from flowing into a drainage ditch. WKYC-TV reports the pipeline company sent for cleanup teams from the Toledo and Detroit areas. …
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John Deere’s cutting edge offer
Pitchcare (press release)
… with electric motors to produce a quieter, more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly machine. Its advanced technology eliminates more than 100 potential hydraulic leak points, without sacrificing overall reliability, power or cut quality. …
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350 Litre Oil/Fuel Only Performance Spill Kit in Wheeled Bin

The wheeled kit is designed for portability and quick response to contain spills before they leech under machines or flow down drains; but easily moved by hand.

This specific kit is oil and fuel only and will not absorb water based fluids.

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January 9, 2012
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spilling contaminated liquids that would kill crops


Pipelines create profits, perils
Workers World
They didn’t realize that pits for holding waste water from drilling would be constructed on their land or that these pits would leak, spilling contaminated liquids that would kill crops and animals. Drilling is often done within sight of residential …
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Workers World

 

January 9, 2012
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Alert – acid leak


The Pecks: When the job of installing a garbage disposal gets …
OregonLive.com
… that would be that I’d just dipped my finger in some kind of flesh-eating acid). There was water all over the floor of the cabinet, and we had a leak. …

 

January 6, 2012
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diesel spill

 

 

 

Diesel spill in Huntington Harbour
Sacramento Bee
Containment booms are being use to prevent the spread of a diesel fuel spill in Huntington Harbour. Huntington Beach fire spokesman Jeff Lopez tells City News Service that a fuel slick the size of a football field appeared in the harbor behind Peter’s …
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Diesel spills prompt reminder for extra care from boaties
Voxy
Waikato Regional Council is calling for boaties to take extra care when refuelling vessels on or near the water, following small diesel spills detected on the Coromandel Peninsula earlier today. Regional on scene commander Brendan Morris said a small …
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BNSF crews clean up most of diesel spill
Galesburg Register-Mail
By STEPHEN DI BENEDETTO Environmental cleanup crews from BNSF have cleaned and recovered most of the diesel fuel that spilled from a Dec. 23 rail yard incident that punctured a 4000-gallon locomotive tank, causing some fuel to reach a nearby storm …
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Big rig fire near Lemoore spills diesel fuel
Hanford Sentinel
By Mike Eiman Hanford Sentinel | Posted: Thursday, January 5, 2012 11:30 am | (0) Comments Caltrans workers wheel a container of waste past traffic after a truck spilled diesel fuel on Highway 41 near Hanford-Armona Road Wednesday afternoon. …
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Why Were There So Many Barrels at the East Boston Diesel Cleanup?
Patch.com
By Andrew Sylvia When one reader took a look at June McMorrow’s picture from the East Boston Camp diesel spill last month and wondered why so many 55 gallon barrels were needed for only a few gallons of spilled diesel fuel. …
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Agri collapse in ’12
PakistanToday.com.pk
And failing urgent and immediate action, the spill-over will not only affect the sector’s growth, but also the national GDP, employment and export earning. One, due to obvious time lags between policy implementation and on ground results, …
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PakistanToday.com.pk

Fire destroys two yachts at Edmonds Marina
Edmonds Beacon
Ecology spill responder David Cline estimated approximately 20 gallons of diesel escaped into the water. “Additional fuel may have been released during the incident that was likely consumed by the fire,” he said. Global Diving and Salvage raised and …
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Edmonds Beacon

Frozen catch heats up sales
SILive.com
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and last year’s BP oil spill in the Gulf took a toll on the predominantly small, family-run fisheries. But the real peril to the industry is imported, farmed shrimp from South America and Southeast Asia, the kind that can be …
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January 6, 2012
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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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Plant Engineer

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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