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September 4 – A drilling rig, operated by a crew core-drilling for coal, near Belle, West Virginia, punctured a 12-inch gas transmission line. The pipeline was operating at a pressure of 600 psig. The rig operator was injured, the rig and a truck were destroyed, and an estimated volume of 3,433,000 cubic feet of gas was lost. [36]
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill began on April 20, 2010 when an explosion struck the rig, it occurred in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect.Killing eleven people, it is considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and sources estimated that between 134–206 million barrels of oil was released into the gulf.
FLW will continue operating as a subsidiary of MLF. [1] On September 29, 2020 it was announced that FLW will be fully incorporated into the Major League Fishing brand by early 2021. It will be known as the MLF BIG5. [2] On September 28, 2023 it was announced that the MLF Pro Circuit would be replaced by the MLF Invitationals ending the former ...
November 30, 1980 - An oil rig contracted by Texaco accidentally drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Company salt mine under Lake Peigneur. Because of an incorrect or misinterpreted coordinate reference system, the 14-inch (36 cm) drill bit entered the mine, starting a chain of events that turned the lake from freshwater to salt-water, with a ...
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The western and central Gulf of Mexico, which includes offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, is one of the major petroleum-producing areas of the United States. In 2007, federal leases in the western and central Gulf of Mexico produced 25% of the nation's oil and 14% of the nation's natural gas. [ 11 ]
A river crossing of a gas transmission pipeline exploded and burned, near Roanoke, Alabama. There were no injuries. [12] November 24 – A newly built 30-inch natural gas pipeline ruptured for nearly 3,000 feet (910 m), causing a fire that destroyed two homes under construction near King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. [13]
The arbitration of the Alabama claims was a precursor to the Hague Convention, [14] the League of Nations, the World Court, and the United Nations. [15] The Alabama Claims inspired international jurist Gustave Moynier to pursue legal arrangements to enforce international treaties in the 1870s. [16]