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The Torrey Canyon oil spill was one of the world's most serious oil spills.The supertanker SS Torrey Canyon ran aground on rocks off the south-west coast of the United Kingdom in 1967, spilling an estimated 25–36 million gallons (94–164 million litres) of crude oil. [1]
Lake Palourde is home to the Victor Guarisco Lake End Park [5] and the 9.6-acre (3.9 ha) Brownell Memorial Park & Carillon Tower. The 106-foot (32 m) tower has 61 bronze bells, cast in the Netherlands, that represents five octaves of range and weight from 18 to 4,730 pounds (8.2 to 2,145.5 kg).
October 29, 2017 - An oil well near Berthoud, capped in 1984, began spilling drilling mud. [37] December 22, 2017 - One person injured in an explosion & fire at an oil well in Weld County, Colorado. [38] February 18, 2018 - A liquid spill near tanks used in oil drilling, near Erie, was more than 200 gallons. [39]
Prior to making landfall, Audrey severely disrupted offshore drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Damages from offshore oil facilities alone was estimated at $16 million. [nb 2] Audrey caused much of its destruction near the border between Texas and Louisiana. The hurricane's strong winds resulted in widespread property and ...
The industry’s fears were apparently unfounded. The high number of drilling permits issued under Biden concerns government watchdogs who complain that fossil fuel extraction on public land ...
Aug. 22—OAKLAND — An accident at Deep Creek Lake late Sunday afternoon claimed the life of a man who fell from an inner tube while being towed by a boat, according to the Department of Natural ...
There was no fire. The construction crew workers said the pipeline was 5 feet (1.5 m) away from where it was shown on a map they were using. [48] A backhoe ruptured a 2-inch gas pipeline in three places in Tacoma, Washington, causing evacuations. There was no fire or explosion. [49]
All major pieces of the American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter that collided last week in Washington, DC, have been recovered, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Saturday.