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Jolie Rouge · 01-02-2007, 05:19 PM

Divers seal broken Gulf oil pipeline
By JOHN PORRETTO, AP Business Writer
Sun Dec 31, 5:18 PM ET

HOUSTON - Divers sealed a broken oil pipeline Sunday after about 44,500 gallons leaked into the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard said.

The weeklong spill about 30 miles south of Galveston was expected to have minimal effect on the environment. The oil continued to move away from land Sunday and was quickly dispersing, the Coast Guard said.

A portion of the High Island Pipeline System ruptured Dec. 24. The pipeline's owner, Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline LP, shut down the line after detecting a pressure loss in the system.

A ship trying to moor in the area, where the water is about 90 feet deep, might have dropped its anchor on the pipeline, Plains Pipeline spokesman Jordan Janak said.

It was too early to say when the line would be repaired or how much the damage will cost the company, Janak said.

The spill's size was significant, but the crude oil was a relatively light grade and is far from land, according to Greg Pollock, deputy commissioner of the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program in the Texas General Land Office.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061231/...e_us/oil_spill

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On the Net:

Plains All American Pipeline: http://www.paalp.com

Texas Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program: http://www.glo.state.tx.us/oilspill

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Jolie Rouge C & P Queen Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Lan astaslem ! Posts: 38,152 iTrader: (2) Thanks: 1,465 Thanked 3,536 Times in 1,949 Posts	Re: Should the federal government fund a effort to stem the tide of wetland lose in L Divers seal broken Gulf oil pipeline By JOHN PORRETTO, AP Business Writer Sun Dec 31, 5:18 PM ET HOUSTON - Divers sealed a broken oil pipeline Sunday after about 44,500 gallons leaked into the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard said. The weeklong spill about 30 miles south of Galveston was expected to have minimal effect on the environment. The oil continued to move away from land Sunday and was quickly dispersing, the Coast Guard said. A portion of the High Island Pipeline System ruptured Dec. 24. The pipeline's owner, Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline LP, shut down the line after detecting a pressure loss in the system. A ship trying to moor in the area, where the water is about 90 feet deep, might have dropped its anchor on the pipeline, Plains Pipeline spokesman Jordan Janak said. It was too early to say when the line would be repaired or how much the damage will cost the company, Janak said. The spill's size was significant, but the crude oil was a relatively light grade and is far from land, according to Greg Pollock, deputy commissioner of the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program in the Texas General Land Office. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061231/...e_us/oil_spill ___ On the Net: Plains All American Pipeline: http://www.paalp.com Texas Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program: http://www.glo.state.tx.us/oilspill __________________ Laissez les bon temps rouler! Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. a 4 day work week & sex slaves ~ I say Tyt for PRESIDENT!** Not to be taken internally, literally or seriously ....Suki ebaynni IS THAT BETTER ?