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September 24 – Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America's 20-inch Indian Basin Pipeline ruptured and released approximately 31,757 MCF (31,757,000 cubic feet) of natural gas in Eddy County, New Mexico. There was no fire or injuries. [16] December 24 – A gas transmission pipeline exploded and burned, in Lyons, Nebraska. There were no injuries.
Updated September 16, 2024 at 3:47 PM. A natural gas pipeline explosion in the Houston area has prompted evacuations and a large response from firefighters to fight the Monday afternoon blaze. The ...
September 6 – An Amoco pipeline spilled about 12,000 gallons of petroleum product, in Hammond, Indiana. [81] October 9 – A gas transmission pipeline that was being moved on October 9 exploded and burned, near Elwin, Illinois, killing one worker. 2 firefighters were also injured in controlling the situation.
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Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch (56-cm) pipeline buried under a field, sending more than 51 million cubic feet of natural gas hissing into the air.
2010: Dalian Pipeline disaster – The explosion of two petroleum pipelines and subsequent fire in the port of Dalian, in northern China's Liaoning province on Saturday, on July 17, 2010, caused fatalities, damages and an ecological disaster, releasing 11,000 barrels of oil into the Yellow Sea, and covering up, according to different sources, from 50 to 430 km 2 of sea and coast lines.
April 7, 1926 - A lightning-caused fire, involving a 1 million gallon tank, near San Luis Obispo. [8] September 16, 1928 – George F. Getty Inc. well exploded at the Santa Fe Springs oil fields, igniting a fire that burned for almost two months. [10] July 12, 1951 - A tank farm fire in Wilmington injured 3.
2020 Colonial Pipeline oil spill Location Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States Coordinates 35°24′52″N 80°48′23″W / 35.41444°N 80.80639°W / 35.41444; -80.80639 Date July 27, 2020 Cause Cause Leak caused by a crack in a repair sleeve Operator Colonial Pipeline Company Spill characteristics Volume 2,000,000 U.S. gallons (7,600,000 L) A major oil spill from the ...