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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]
October 15, 2017 - One worker was missing & presumed dead, after a drilling rig explosion & fire on Lake Pontchartrain. 7 other workers were injured. [67] July 29, 2018 - A flare for an ethylene pipeline spread to the tower it was mounted on in Plaquemine. [68] June 3, 2023 - Lightning caused a tank fire in Lake Charles, Louisiana. [69]
Where there is a juncture of mining, petroleum engineering, and drilling, care must be taken to maintain stability, so as to prevent a disaster as happened at Lake Peigneur. [8] Bayou Corne is located in Assumption Parish, the highlighted region of southern Louisiana
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The escaping gas flowed underground, passed through openings in the building foundation, migrated to other floors, and exploded. The accident resulted in 1 fatality, 66 injuries, and more than $5 million in property damage. [128] September 22 – A resident near O'Fallon, Missouri detected a petroleum smell. The local fire department was called ...
January 2 – Crude oil leaked from a fractured 22-inch pipeline, at a levee crossing, in Berwick, Louisiana.At 9:54 a.m., the crude oil ignited. One person was killed, one person was injured, and six homes were either destroyed, or, damaged.
In striking before-and-after photos, a parched Lake Shasta is transformed. Terry Castleman. May 23, 2024 at 8:00 AM. ... Lake Shasta, the state's largest reservoir, is full again after reaching ...
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).