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A major oil spill from the Colonial Pipeline in a nature reserve near Huntersville, North Carolina, United States, began on July 27, 2020.The spill resulted in approximately 2,000,000 U.S. gallons (7,600,000 L) of gasoline discharge and led to a cleanup effort that is still ongoing and expected to continue for several years.
The Colonial Pipeline is the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the U.S. [1] The pipeline – consisting of three tubes – is 5,500 miles (8,850 km) long [1] and can carry 3 million barrels of fuel per day between Texas and New York. [2] It is operated by the Colonial Pipeline Company, which is headquartered in Alpharetta ...
The 2016 Southeastern United States gasoline shortage was a phenomenon caused by the 2016 Colonial Pipeline Leak and the resulting panic buying in which many gas stations across six states had entirely run out of gasoline, causing price hikes, halts of services, and several declarations of states of emergency.
The 2020 leak at a Mecklenburg nature preserve is the “largest onshore fuel spill in the nation,” state officials say. The new estimate is significantly higher than initially reported.
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Much of the pipeline route parallels the path of Colonial Pipeline and many terminals along the route can receive products from either pipeline. Major metropolitan markets served by Plantation include: Birmingham , Atlanta , Chattanooga , Knoxville , Greenville/Spartanburg , Charlotte , Greensboro , Roanoke , Richmond , and Washington .
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North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) long by 150 miles (241 km) wide. The physical characteristics of the state vary from the summits of the Smoky Mountains, an altitude of near seven thousand feet (2,130 m) in the west, sloping eastward to sea level along the coast and beaches of the Atlantic Ocean.