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2. List of natural gas and oil production accidents in the ...

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   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 ...

3. List of oil spills - Wikipedia

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   This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing. Quantities are measured in tonnes of crude oil with one tonne roughly equal to 308 US gallons , 256 Imperial gallons , 7.33 barrels , or 1165 litres .

4. List of industrial disasters - Wikipedia

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   An explosion and resulting fire on a North Sea oil production platform killed 167 men. The total insured loss was about US$3.4 billion. To date it is rated as the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms both of lives lost and impact to industry. March 24, 1989: Exxon Valdez oil spill.

5. BP Says "Multiple Companies" Responsible for Gulf Oil Disaster

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   A report by BP (BP) says that "multiple companies and work teams" are responsible for the Gulf oil disaster that killed 11 workers and spewed out millions of gallons of oil into the ocean. "It is ...

6. Rig disaster families 'failed by authorities' - AOL

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   A new report criticises the response to the deaths in 1980 of 123 North Sea oil rig workers. ... but said it was "clear" authorities and companies had a "a common interest in limiting the ...

7. Category:Disasters in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   Category: Disasters in North Carolina. 11 languages. ... 2020 Colonial Pipeline oil spill; Tornado outbreak of March 29–31, 2022; C. 2009 ConAgra Foods plant explosion;

8. The Infamous Disaster That Almost Destroyed the Global Economy

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   Nearly 60 years later, the number of offshore oil rigs has grown far beyond Bethlehem's estimation as ever-deeper oil is sought. In 2013, there were 840 offshore oil rigs available, of which more ...

9. List of pipeline accidents in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This list of pipeline accidents in the United States provides access to links for various timeframes, which are sometimes quite extensive. Before 1970 List of ...