imyoda
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Most likely is that the it's at least 3x as bad as the Keystone Pipeline folks are making it out to be.Does not appear to be a massive spill on first reporting, but who knows what tomorrow will bring to the table.
"TransCanada (TRP), which operates the pipeline, reported a spill of about 187 gallons of crude oil to the Coast Guard's National Response Center on Saturday afternoon.
The company said in a statement it is removing the oil and investigating the source. TransCanada said "no significant impact to the environment has been observed." The incident along the controversial pipeline is located about four miles away from the Freeman pump station in Hutchinson County, South Dakota."
Part of Keystone pipeline shut down over oil leak - Apr. 4, 2016
Well it seems to me that the spill may be a bit bigger if they had to shut down the whole pipe line ………….
Wouldn’t you agree?
They almost have to shut down the flow to make repairs.
You turn off the water in a house to fix a pipe.
If their repair involves welding, I would hope they do so without the hydrocarbons present!
I think I would be safe in saying the pipeline company did not use the phrase never.Yes and by the time you shut off the water your house is full of it........
But this was never supposed to happen................remember?
I think I would be safe in saying the pipeline company did not use the phrase never.
The contract likely says technology will be implemented to minimize leaks, and reduce
the possibility of catastrophic failures.
It sounds like they found the leak before they lost more than 5 barrels.
It is fairly amazing they caught it that fast.
Actually it was the wrong decision, the oil is still being moved by train at much higher risk, and costs.Often what it sounds like is not what it is............
Let's remember...........these things are not supposed to happen...................that's what they said.......Remember...........
And all this proves is it was the right decision to not allow the pipeline being built from Canada to New Orleans where it would be distilled by a Saudi owner refinery and all the toxic water and radio active debris was to be dumped somewhere in the USA........
They almost have to shut down the flow to make repairs.
You turn off the water in a house to fix a pipe.
If their repair involves welding, I would hope they do so without the hydrocarbons present!
Sounds exciting, I have seen some impressive things done in an industrial setting,They will, it is called Hot Work/Hot Tapping.
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And all this proves is it was the right decision to not allow the pipeline being built from Canada to New Orleans where it would be distilled by a Saudi owner refinery and all the toxic water and radio active debris was to be dumped somewhere in the USA........
Actually it was the wrong decision, the oil is still being moved by train at much higher risk, and costs.
The additional pipeline would terminate in Texas, just like the existing one,
and the oil would be refined into finished fuel products. No radioactive debris, or toxic water left over.
Oil refining puts all of the products to use, even the residual asphalt goes into roads and parking lots.
We need more manufacturing in the US not less, oil refining is just another type of manufacturing,
turning a raw material into a finished product.
Stopping the keystone pipeline, increases the chance of a spill, and increases the cost of the fuel
products which could improve our trade imbalance.
In fact so far it 'proves; ' just the opposite. That the risk of a major accident is low.
The fuel products from keystone were never meant for US markets,Yup........... all wrong..........
For a change.........why don't you Google what I say and get back with an apology...........
BTW
I bought gas the other day for $1.97..............Must be because of the fuel line that was never built...........
That is what I was thinking,So are we all gonna die or not? Is it 187 gallons or 187 million barrels?
This is absurd. Nothing in this indicates a problem. If they were monitoring the line, discovered a leak and lost less than 200 gallons that's pretty freaking good!
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I bought gas the other day for $1.97..............Must be because of the fuel line that was never built...........
and it's guaranteed to stay low for years to come.
( good grief)
Of course since liberals WANT expensive gas, this pipeline wasn't in the game plan.
Most people do, though, so the pipeline would have been a big help in doing that,with minimal risk of enironmental damage.
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